It scares me

How quickly

I can push things away

Or turn my back

Altogether

How soon I start on a path

And let nothing

Stand in my way,

Requiring an outside force

To knock me down

Forcing me to look up

And out

A prudent pause

A ragged reflection

A feverish coming back to what I already knew.

We must continuously integrate

Baking each complexity in

Constantly shifting

Embracing grounded authenticity

Brightly being uniquely you.