What we desire desires us.

It lingers like a memory

something we’ve had before,

waiting for us to arrive again.

My grandpa once told me

when you feel déjà vu,

it means you’re at the right place,

the right time.

I think about that

when my mind wanders

to grief I’ve let go of,

to gratitude for this moment,

to the trees outside my window.

I think of sadness

that weighs in people’s hearts,

but I turn back to joy

those small flickers of

thank God, this is my life.

I don’t know the whole path.

I can’t see it yet.

But I’m learning to stop

trying to force it to look a certain way,

and instead,

just enjoy the ride.

So many clichés

suddenly make sense.

It was like I’d worn blinders,

afraid to go too deep.

A logical stop sign

kept me safe:

don’t go further, it doesn’t make sense.

But now the sign is gone,

and everything feels possible.

And like this poem,

life doesn’t always stay on topic.

It’s messy.

It’s layered…

friends, relationships, careers, families,

all tangled in complexity,

but a beautiful kind,

like looking at a tree.

A tree isn’t just a tree.

It’s branches, leaves,

a thousand ways you could climb,

every leaf a feeling,

every branch a choice.

Different meanings,

yet all part of the same whole.

Maybe that’s the point.

You make meaning,

or you let others tell you what it is.

Isn’t it exciting—

to design life yourself?

They say too many choices

overwhelm us,

so society keeps the menu short.

But life is multiple choice,

a thousand paths,

all valid,

all alive.

Wherever you’re going,

it’s still the right way.

You’ll find yourself

exactly where you’re meant to be.

So don’t be so hard on yourself,

You’re still right on time.

By Heather Dyan Morgan

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