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#3: Wishing for a Seven-Year Peace
Seven years ago
I thought I had it all figured out
I thought my new wisdom had fixed it
I thought I had fixed it
I became emboldened
Thinking this was it
Thinking I had the big mystery solved
I was carried by my arrogance
Mistaking others’ politeness for my success
I thought the road was straightened
I thought I broke the cycle
I thought I was fixed
Overconfident
Excited by my false success
I pushed, pushed, pushed further
Overcome with foolish pride
I’m crashing and burning
My forest is ravaged by a raging inferno
I’m stumbling through charred remains
Of the blaze I lit with spectacular failure
Now I’ve learned my lesson
Having seen it die with my own eyes
I know this can’t be saved
I know I can’t be saved
Still pushing pushing pushing
I’m choosing right at each fork
Reminding myself time and again
There’ll be rest forever soon enough
In the meantime I continue circling
Barefoot on bloody heels
Around looping smoldering paths
Reminding myself time and again
Nothing can fix this
And only one inevitability will end it
October 26, 2024
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