There is a moment
when the path you are on
ends;
all the ideas
and plans
and expectations you had
don’t make any sense,
not anymore.
You were a dot
moving in a line
on a plane.
Suddenly,
there are three dimensions
and the way you must go
is up
out
away
from the plane
you used to know
was everything.
A Jacob’s ladder
leading up into the blue,
often through a storm
into heights
with no air to breathe.
You may struggle
for a time.
Want to go back,
need to mourn,
be angry,
shout at the sky.
And then you keep going.
It’s the only thing
you can do.
Keep going.
Become the person
you have to be
to do that.
Keep going.
We are with you.
image Balu Ertl / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
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