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In Praise Of Looking It All In The Eye

They say, -Leave the past behind,
If you want to re-invent the future,
Don't be too enamoured of your 'story'.

But I say, -Honor past trauma,
Cry all the tears it warrants,
Take note of the softness of heart
It imparts.

When the time is ripe, only,
Your will thank it and leave.

(Here is where it becomes hard:
You hover, almost gone,
Wondering it you have
Left something behind.)

Take your time...
No necessity to
Step desperately into your future
Join it seamlessly
To your old story.

Appreciatively hear
Your old, low notes.
They are beautiful too
As is sweetest falsetto.

Your new dream you'll create
After honoring your past
And discovering the demons,
They work for you!

See them as angels
With the most terrible
Assignments.

(Metaphorically speaking,
In your story)

And you wouldn't be reading
This thoughtfully
If you were not about to
Step into the Captain's chair,
Understanding you are also co-author
Of your Star Trek episode
(Where no man has gone before!)

Your experience is Sacred.
Otherwise, in calmest mood,
Not encumbered by pain or fear
You would not have
Chosen this vehicle,
This embryo,
To enter.

Holding on to the past too long
Is falling into an abyss!
But walking away from the past too soon
Means its lessons......teachings.....gifts.....
Will unwisely, be missed.

So give your lessons due diligence
Don't jump ship, leaving 'Incompletes',

Then graduate,

'Sadder but Wiser'.

This is the ground for
Planting joy,
That does not shift,
Despite how the winds
Of Fortune
May drift.

poem by Jan Freundschuh
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