What shows
how little
we know?
What can be is
oft far less than
what we expect.
What is now
has never been
what it was.
07/25/2024 j.g.l.
rise up
is it wrong
to want to take flight
to soar as a swallow
or gull
leaving our dark shadow
below
to disconnect
from where you were
or where you have been
gathering
the updraft in your
being
not to look
downward or behind
eyes forward rise up
the shadow
grows ever smaller
distant
we may not
have known our wings
or realized how to use
our strength
yet the wind provides a
reason
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