Perceptions

Now’s a great time to take a long look

at ourselves and the views that we hold;

to see through the shadows that distort and distract

as our world reshapes and unfolds.

We build our perceptions from the time we are born

on experiences that we see and we feel,

then arrange them in ways to make sense of our space

and help us explain what seems real.

Now, in the present, we may think pieces missing,

perhaps experiences we wish that we’d had;

or maybe some happenings we would rather forget,

some that now we would label as bad.

If where we would go contradicts what we have built,

it is time to revisit the past;

to review our perceptions and rearrange our perspectives

and see through the veils that we’ve cast.

When we choose how to view all events in our lives,

we choose our direction, too.

These collective choices are reflected by Earth,

so let’s revisit, reshape and renew.

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