Acceptance

Acceptance
a defining moment in our lives 
yet we are unaware
that it’s there
up ahead
waiting
and has been
right from the start
that moment 
when we acknowledge	
if only to ourselves
that some of our childhood dreams
will not be realised
we will not 
go to that place
do that thing
be that person
it is not
defeat or compromise 
but rather
a philosophical nod to reality
a reality 
that we had no knowledge of
could not conceive of
when 
with the exuberance of youth
we chartered our course
set our goals
and dreamed our dreams.
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