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This Voyaging<\/p>\n
By<\/p>\n
Jennifer Angelina Petro<\/p>\n
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Try as you might you never see your back<\/p>\n
Without the aid of a mirror.\u00a0 We go about<\/p>\n
Our days not even thinking of our backs<\/p>\n
Unless they hurt.\u00a0 Outside of that,<\/p>\n
We move forward, slowly,<\/p>\n
Quickly, mediumly, always propelled<\/p>\n
Ahead by some unseen wind, or force,<\/p>\n
Or energy, or, for some, by destiny\u2014but<\/p>\n
For those it\u2019s more of a pulling<\/p>\n
Than a pushing.\u00a0 At times when we notice<\/p>\n
The wind at our backs, we feel the slight<\/p>\n
Sensation that if we leaned forwards<\/p>\n
Just a little we might be lifted<\/p>\n
Through the sky, like a piece of silk,<\/p>\n
Only to descend at night on the branch of a tree, like<\/p>\n
A sleepy shawl.\u00a0 Go through your day today, sensing<\/p>\n
Your back space, give it your attention<\/p>\n
As you drift or storm onwards.\u00a0 Know this:<\/p>\n
What your back looks like doesn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n
That it\u2019s there, absorbing the current, like<\/p>\n
A sail, is what matters.\u00a0 There is no use<\/p>\n
For trying to look back at your back\u2014<\/p>\n
Knowing it\u2019s there is enough,<\/p>\n
Knowing it sweeps you forward is enough,<\/p>\n
Knowing it steers you in mysterious ways is enough,<\/p>\n
Knowing you have the ability to change course is enough,<\/p>\n
Knowing the way opens, like the sea,<\/p>\n
And sallies you forth through your life<\/p>\n
To where a harbor waits, beckoning you<\/p>\n
To come ashore, roam the village bizarre,<\/p>\n
Lodge in a tavern\u2019s upper room, gather<\/p>\n
Provisions, and then rise, setting sail yet again<\/p>\n
Knowing, this journey, this voyaging,<\/p>\n
This being guided home is enough.<\/p>\n
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