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    To Harness the Wind

     

    i always fear

    what people might say

    when they find out i’m

    a poet

     

    -the world tends to have

    trouble when the

    real mixes with

    an unexpected dose of

    imagination.

     

    to many i am like

    a banyan tree

     

    rooted and secure,

    certain of the path i walk and

    unwavering in my pursuit of

    that which i know

     

    but in reality i am

    the wind that blows through it.

     

    i twist and i move,

    making things bend and

    changing direction when

    something calls my name

     

    and i’m not sure of

    what the world would

    think of that.

     

    an inconsistent writer in

    a stubbornly immobile world

     

    so i resign my life to

    pen and paper,

     

    shield my personality behind

    moleskine journals and

    composition notebooks

    i share sparingly and

    read copiously, 

    delving into stories more

    realistic than i and

    allowing myself to explore

    the unthinkable 

     

    and maybe i could 

    be braver,

    escape the invisible window

    that separates me from

    the rest of the world, 

    speak my truth as confidently 

    as i do my order at

    a coffee shop

     

    but i am finding comfort

    in the wind

     

    i see rainbows in

    muddy puddles,

    wear soft socks on

    rocky ground

     

    drink tea in 

    unusual places,

    carry a book

    whenever i go,

    drive under the speed limit

    to make sure i don’t miss

    the view

     

    ,and right now

    that is okay.

     

    if all you can do

    is all you can do

    then maybe all you can do

    is enough.

     

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