Beyond Reach

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Beyond Reach

i stretched my hands
but i could no erase
the lines;
divine passages
of time unfurled,
time gone by—
my life weathered,
beyond
reach.

if i looked
long enough
into the crevice
of each crease
i thought, i hoped
i might teach myself
a thing or two—

where i’ve been,
where i might go;
what lies ahead,
and who i’ve known.

that the pearls of wisdom
lie in the perils of what we know;
and that moments of perfection
often lie in what we don’t.

i stretched my hands
but i could no erase
the lines;
divine passages
of time unfurled,
time gone by—
my life weathered,
beyond
reach.