Reemergence

On the way out
of the cave
stumbling in the void
so unwittingly entered
a sense of possibility
as yet untried
leads a little further
toward the light
promising liberation
from the
endless darkness.

The path less
traveled
seems the right
one.

Each new juncture
fork in the path
offers another
possibility
hastening progress
to see and feel
wholeness
in the light of day.

Life's a rip and a trip
when your on
the right path.
So many dead ends-

so many steps back
seeking the light
we already had.

Not paved for sure
since almost
no one's traveled it,
the fun of discovery
and innovation
creates an original
outcome.

This way
the sign says
barely made out
in the dimness.
Try this path.
It promises
an ultimate shortcut
though fraught
with more challenges
than the previous one,
but worth it.

To finally head
the right way
instead of endlessly
circling in the dark
feels good.

The Dark Ages...
giving way to
The Age of
Enlightenment.

At last.


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