only in stillness is wisdom rediscovered and progress is made
easily ignored . in the chaos of ego . wisdom is patient
wisdom casts shadows . created in history . and easily heard
the horrors i’ve seen . were oftentimes just active . imagination
someone has vanished . in mid-stride, leaving behind . their purple flip-flops
it’s safer to judge . from a distance; get too close, . risk understanding
imperfectly saved . our memories are vivid . misinformation
progress rarely seems . positive at the outset . with its destruction
to trust in a chain . is to believe that each link . is to be trusted
in the reflection . a better understanding . will reveal itself
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