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You Never Know
You never know
inside the knowing
from bitter wind
to warm breeze blowing
what atrophies
and what keeps growing
you never know
of what you’ll learn
from each new step
through every turn
You never know
for what you’re reaching
staked with hope
and all life’s teaching
the plaintive void
of deep beseeching
you never know
what fills the need
or renders wish
a barren seed
You never know
inside from out
this outer whisper
that inner shout
through certainty
that fogs with doubt
you never know
until you do
that you’re the you
you never knew
s. paul (Dec. 2021)
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