It is easy to live in the potential
Never trying
Never failing
Convincing yourself you’ve succeeded
Simply because you know
You have the potential to do it —
Whatever it means to you.
This is not a jab nor is it judgment
It’s human nature
To live in this middle space
Like a lost traveler who has
Happened upon a fork in the road.
Potential exists within each path
Yet, you choose to stay
Stuck where you stand
For it is safe here.
So many possibilities exist for you
And you know you would
Smash any and all of them
You really, truly would.
So why do you stay here?
Why do you stand at the precipice
Of a new adventure
A chance to act, to take the first step
But you don’t move.
You rejoice in the potential
Yet are unaware that what is real
Is literally right here
Just dying for you to take the step
Aching for you to become
Who you already know you can be.
And maybe, who you already are.




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