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Recognize the damage done by your pride.
If you can forgive yourself,
let it go.
You didn’t know.
Even if you are all by yourself,
even if you have taken a few steps backwards,
let’s keep going.
It might take awhile.
It might not be much.
But at least let’s keep it going.
There’s so much yet we have to see.
And who knows, someone may be waiting for you.
6.19.2025
Stakes are high,
sights are unclear,
time is short.
So make your move.
Stare at the sky,
overcome your fear,
let go of “more”
contemplate the love.
6.18.2025
To recognize it is merely a life that I lead,
I feel the fear clutching the back of my neck,
as if it came to light how dark and deep
the ocean lies beneath the surface.
Yet with the sense of minuscule being
comes the air of afresh freedom,
and the courage to follow what seems
the right way of walking in union.
6.17.1025
Hours have been spent,
sitting still in a seat,
pouring thoughts into a sheet
over iterations after iterations.
Like peeling layers of an onion,
deeper we go, more innate thoughts become.
While the time lasts in union,
may you find peace with your younger one.
6.16.2025
To acquire knowledge is soothing,
yet applying it requires energy.
While putting off applying is so tempting,
days and years will go by without the sincerity.
To not only act, but also to premeditate on it.
To not only think, but also to apply it,
maybe you need to drink more coffee,
or maybe slightly less of it.
6.15.2025
When will be the time
to slow thing down
reevaluate what defines
what matters when the sun sets down.
I surmise the key lays behind
the veil to the secret known
To all those who have found
what made their souls brightly shine.
It’s just to take that step one at a time
without letting your mind bog down
and trudging lightly regardless of what lies
ahead until we rest our head to the ground.
6.14.2025
Have the courage to look uncool.
That is, to be as your honest self,
not concede to the pressure to conform,
and know yourself as you are, not as what you should be.
Have the strength to acknowledge
what you must do to get by
and withstand the burden that comes with it.
May you find wisdom and providence to find the right path in uncertain times.
6.13.2025
As enticing as the adventures could be,
it was the detailed work that mattered.
Investigate it yourself, do it yourself;
For it’s in the detail we find what matters.
Don’t let your pride blind your eyes.
Run when it is the time to run.
And remember where you started.
The first button has to fit right, before the next.
6.12.2025
I think I know you.
The part of you that you buried.
I used to fear, admire, and love … it.
When I saw you again, I thought it was gone.
But on the crosswalk, albeit briefly,
I glimpsed the smile; mysterious, conniving, and carefree.
I knew then that the part of you was alive.
It’s amusingly agonizing how long it has taken me to realize this notion.
I suspect I was afraid to look back, because the pain, I could not bear it again.
This is not the end of the story. This is the beginning of both the understanding and the renewed story.
6.10.2025
Was the love true? Yes.
Have you considered the possibility of manipulation? Yes.
How do you know if it is true? I choose to believe it so.
What will you do then? I will continue the journey, keeping my promise.
Have you weighed the consequences? Yes.
Are you okay if this is it? Yes.
Last words? I love you.
6.9.2025
Ralph with Coffee 
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