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best way forward
getting easily stuck in my defensiveness
and limited perception
my dogged stubbornness to fix missteps quickly
does not help
my need to restore harmony
when I am anxiety-driven,
neither
the bigger picture eludes me
when I can’t see perspective
deceiving myself of the impact
orchestrated, unintended
yet, leaving a mark
I can not be proud of
when hasty reactiveness
and inability to hold overwhelm
to step out of the shadow
my past is casting
falling is guaranteed
getting up much harder
there is no way
to know the best way forward –
walking the path alone