Beyond Your Grasp

One of life's challenges
is to find your own speed

Where travel is constant,
 destination in sight

Too fast,
 and yesterday abandons your future

Too slow,
 and memory stretches beyond your grasp

(Airplane to Richmond 10/14/2016)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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