October 14
Matching
“Matching calamity for serenity,” is a task requiring
attentive diligence. Each tragedy has
its unique blast pattern and necessitates a precisely cut cure. Coverage is one concern and depth is another,
the weight of the healing atmosphere must equal the corrosive depletion caused
by ruin. I have to make available the
wound in order to receive the remedy; anytime I camouflage or barricade my
injury I have eliminated the opportunity for a corresponding solution. Knowing this fact and answering it with right
action is the job of a lifetime, but I cannot think of a more productive use of
my time.
Admit to the uniforms you wear
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I look in the rearview mirror
I see the headliner and a river flowing out behind me.
Dual viewing is the kind gift of hindsight.
I can see my internal workings and the past laid bare.
The beauty and sadness can transfix me.
I will lose my way if I keep looking back.
I catch glimpses and move my eyes forward.
I can’t advance without a full vision
So I remain grateful for the mirror.
Awareness and cognition, the brakes and the gas
I have the full package.
I just have to make sure to steer.
I look in the rearview mirror
I see the headliner and a river flowing out behind me.
Dual viewing is the kind gift of hindsight.
I can see my internal workings and the past laid bare.
The beauty and sadness can transfix me.
I will lose my way if I keep looking back.
I catch glimpses and move my eyes forward.
I can’t advance without a full vision
So I remain grateful for the mirror.
Awareness and cognition, the brakes and the gas
I have the full package.
I just have to make sure to steer.
You are reading selections from More Sober on the Way to
Sane and Lines From My Life by Sherrie Theriault
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