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THE JOURNEY
It's a fine line to walk.
between the most fragile of lifedreams and reality.
The surest path to take
where the lines blur into one sure passage
is that along which pure truths are sought;
no longer bending what is real
to fit a self-made course
justifying the road chosen.
We can have the right dreams
on the wrong path.
or
the wrong dreams
on the right path.
The end result is the same.
Seeking pure truth, no matter how painful
giving all the power
to its realization -- a singular, exquisite crystal of time
frozen in a brilliant moment, a second of forever
changing everything or changing nothing.
Ours to choose.
Eyes wide shut
discounting,
dismissing,
minimizing,
justifying
the collateral damage
as nothing more than what it took to say: I won.
Eyes wide open
accounting,
assessing,
examining
the fruits grown from the seeds planted.
gaining courage should the journey require
a retracing of steps in order to find the right direction
or just cutting down the tree and starting over.
Pure truth, no matter how painful
gives all the power to
its realization -- a singular, exquisite crystal of time
frozen in a brilliant moment, a second of forever
changing everything or changing nothing.
Choose.
E. Joyce Moore
Vol. II. Issue. III 300 September 2011