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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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