Failed Exercise
Other issues
should take precedence
Yet I continually return
to this minor annoyance.
I find myself
questioning
exactly how this situation
came to be,
asking what other path
would have avoided
the disaster.
Running over my
neighborhood streets,
I repeatedly rehash
the stimulus & response,
searching for other avenues
that were not pursued,
taking my mind off
the occasional hip and calf pain
as I stride along,
pacing myself.
I dissect perceived mistakes
(missteps taken)
Strict objectivity is
impossible, but
subjective interpretation
provides
a lack of comprehension.
Chalk it up to
divergent interests,
misunderstood motives,
misperceived intentions
All leading to
a breakdown of communication.
Intended assistance
rebuffed
rudely;
Deep-seated anger
destroying what was
and what could have been.
Realize:
It is time
to move onward,
withdraw the
extended
branch
and mark it as
a failed exercise.
© Ivar G. Anderson 2009
