When I reflect upon my life
I only see its surfaces.
Best refract the rainbow light
that penetrates its circuses.

When I was young I had to fight
to stabilize my sanity:
I had to trust that I was right,
and thus invited vanity.

Self-reliance is essential,
but it also is a trap,
creating the confused potential:
territory versus map.

Now my children try to teach me
all the things I’m doing wrong.
It’s difficult for them to reach me
using lessons hard and long.

I’ve always loved my arrogance:
I trust my judgement more than God’s.
I leave this as inheritance:
to trust yourself against all odds.

15 June 2025