A Doppler Effect

Day 4: Past experiences leave an emotional imprint

Past, present and potential

Separate forces yet tangential

Sharing a common denominator:

You, the cultivator

So what will it be?

The past is over but it’s a part of thee

It can still affect the 3D

There’s always something left behind

A memory, a feeling, a lesson entwined

It can still feel real

As we replay the reels

Over and over

Never getting any closer

Still harping on ourselves with guilt and shame

Like that will help, won’t make us lame,

Maimed;

As if it won’t affect our aim

“Your aim is the name of the game!” I proclaim

All the same

Do yourself a favor: transcend the dark

Forgive yourself for missing the mark

(To sin literally means to miss the mark)

So aim again, but adjust your arrows arc

Until you hit the target dead-on

We learn by failure, conscious correction, repetition

Take your lesson and be done

Let the past wash away like winter snow in spring rain

At first heavy, bleak, cold feeling

But slowly melting away, revealing

Fresh growth beneath, great powers

Meadows filling with wildflowers

Growing taller by the hour

Let your soul reflect

The divine architect

Blooming upon introspect

Contented in retrospect

Most importantly, growing to recollect

The Love you deserve, a Doppler Effect

© 2021 Jessica Wolf

This poem is my 4th entry in this 10 Day Challenge — Day 4 Prompt: Past experiences leave an emotional imprint. Thanks for the challenge Diana C.!

If you enjoyed this you can check out my 1st entry here, 2nd entry here and 3rd entry here too!

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