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stitch and patch

Are you discarding things too quickly these days?

dirty heel

sock with a hole

sees the world

just maybe

we’ve become

too accustomed

to throwing things

away before

we realize that they

could’ve been salvage

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count to ten

Where is your focus going towards?

glass vials

a sea of red

fills the room

more often

than not

if we focus

our minds on something

the more we

will think less

of something else

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runnin'-out

Are you ahead or behind on your projects?

cutting onions

another mountain

surfaces

of time

is only one

part of

the equation

when we have

so much

to do

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reflection

What does your reflection show you?

trophy

shinning with

fingerprints

to look

at ourselves

is to look at

not only

what is shown

on the outside

but the inside

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messenger

Are you willing to listen?

who said

the ant hill

is a tiny mountain

being too close

to a topic

or another person

may be working

against us

if others aren’t

willing to listen

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for luck

What do you do to bring good luck?

oil lamp

the brass shines

on moths wings

even if

the things

people do

to wish for

good luck

seem odd

fortune may find them

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make art

Are you making something your future self would be proud of?

pear tree

at grandma’s house

waves to the sun

today

that will

one day

become

something

to smile about

in the future

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life as

As you’ve gotten older, has your perspective on things change?

another day

watching the rain

come out to play

a child

a teenager

an adult

we may find

our opinions on things

could have changed

or remained the same

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wildcard

Are you looking for change?

explore

what is over

the green hill

when life

becomes

predictable

we may find

ourselves in search

for something

that will change us

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picky picky

Are you a picky eater?

cooked broccoli

the forest steams

after rain showers

sometimes

the things

we grew up

not liking

will slowly

grow on us

to try again

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indent

What impressions are you leaving?

uncle’s tansu

a space for my

coin collection

on the rug

on the carpet

on the wall

we will see

the impression

and feel what's

often left behind

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clues

Does your past successes leave clues?

carpenter ants

the sticky trap

turns black

left behind

to follow

to avoid

to research

to forget

it’s up to us

to find success

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weather the storm

Are you standing tall?

twirling

a pile of leaves

meets fallen snow

the leaves

may fly away

the branches

may sway

and yet

our tree

still stands

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bubbles

What messages are you conveying?

bell chimes

the group chat

enters and leaves

the words

written on

a page or screen

may contain meaning

but the tone

of the message

conveys the feeling

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high five

Who supports you?

finish line

the confetti falls

over the snow

from a mentor

from a peer

from a parent

from a stranger

from a friend

from a spouse

and even ourselves

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look it over

What are you analyzing right now?

cold beginnings

a few stones

on the ice

from top to bottom

to side to side

the more time

we spend looking

at a list, piece of art

or frankly anything

the more we will find

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look don't touch

Do you let your subconscious win?

fish bowl

the glass reveals

another kingdom

saying it

is one thing

actually doing

and abiding by it

is entirely different

when we can’t resist

our thoughts and temptations

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back to back

What would repeating wins mean to you?

realizing

the rain will

come again

so many

different factors

come into play

for us to be able

to achieve the same

feat or accomplishment

made this year and next year

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reload, refill, restock

What container are you refilling?

knitting kit

grandmother’s hands

reach for read thread

the cardboard box

the coffee cup

the closet cubes

are all just containers

for us to fill up

tape, sip, or zip

then empty again

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takeaway

Who are you without places, people, or things?

rusted bumper

where mud stains

paint a new canvas

all of the

fancy titles

nice things

and diamond rings

and we will find

what we are

truly made of

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