I've trodded
this entire state
looking for simplicity
and a warm fireplace
but modern life
is arduous
and it delays
It has forgotten that
community blooms
where we sow patience,
fear only ceases
when we embrace it
So to seek outward
is a fool's errand,
and here I am, a fool like the rest,
thinking about one foot forward
and blaming sorrow
on lack of progress
when peace resides in each moment
where we finally resist
the push to be more
than a miracle
that shouldn't even exist
If that isn't enough
then nothing ever will be:
I've spent my life
giving up everything
and the more I let go, the more it hurts,
but at the same time, there is growth,
and in wake of
this understanding
was an emptiness that
made me feel whole
An obvious sign
that there is still nothing
to be afraid of
in the pull of the unknown
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