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Leaving Yesterday

by Glenn Currier

On the edge of the cliff above me
dirty rusty barrels loom
full of pollutants
detritus massed
from the darkness
of my errors
poor decisions
momentary failures to recall
and then act on the ideals
I rely on to inspire and move me.

Here I am at dawn
on the brink of a new day
full of possibilities
laughter, tenderness, listening and lingering
here I am at a moment of genesis

IF

I have the sense
and shameless audacity
to simply notice and accept those looming barrels
and their polluted contents
as yesterdays
and leave them there.

09/07/2018

Posted on 09/07/2018
Copyright © 2024 Glenn Currier

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Brian Francis on 09/07/18 at 02:42 PM

Love it. Nice metaphor. The progression is so smooth and the flow nice and comfortable. Accepting and moving on. Wonderful lesson and poem poet. Peace --bf

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