Full Circle

A new year has begun, and yet, I am stuck. 
I am stuck in a past that is from yesteryear, 
but this energy has no material presence here.
I am looking back; I need to focus on my for-
ward momentum. Forward past the present 
and to plant myself into my distant future. 

Where will I go? Who shall I be? 

If I place myself in the present, then I can gaze 
into all directions. I can pull the past in until 
I let it go. The arrow zooms as it flies free. 
There, as I stand in the cosmos of myself, I can 
observe how the past surfs along the elliptical 
surpassing my doubts and meeting my future 
with its branch extended outward.
 
As my shadow meets my aspirations, darkness 
and light combine into a revelation of har-
mony. I carry that wisdom inside. Now, I am 
able to see far beyond the yesterday that once 
consumed me. Peace is balancing my inner 
journey with my struggle for an outer identity. 

And the arrow that used to symbolize my
uncertainty has become a walking stick
that I carry with me. This steady partner is 
the realization of my inner discernment and
leads me wherever I may go.

undawnted

A writer at heart, Undawnted's own creative spark, DL Mullan, began writing short stories and poetry before adolescence. Ms. Mullan decided to showcase her literary talents by publishing collections of her poems. She also writes novels, designs...

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