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Tracing the beautiful illusion of control

February 21, 2025 · Poem 18 of 112

The mazes you drew in red and orange marker, stretched and floated above the green, threadbare carpet of your childhood hallway— a tapestry of imagination, riven by future indecisions, reflected in the flames dancing in your eyes. A small hand, possessed, a steady grip, unencumbered by the trauma of indelible mistakes, tracing the beautiful illusion of control.