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∴

charting one’s progress
is somewhat like chasing
a singular firefly.

you may see it,
off in the distance
and decide quickly
to pursue it,

or you may let it beg
a few disporting blinks
before turning toward the call.

it’s nearly impossible
not
to follow
a firefly.

 

but progress,
just like a little lantern,
only clues you in to it’s course
on occasion.

just when you thought
you’d lost the trail completely,

you find it landed
on your shoulder,
perhaps too close to see,

and intoning direction
with light.

∴

 

 

 

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