Life Parallels

layers
of life
stories
all pertaining to the same underlying fact
of truth
telling me,
telling us.

i need to be
hit
on the head,
dense boney pumpkin that it can be,
to learn life lessons.
instead
i am blessed
to be able to see
and know -
to be shown
these multiple parallel lines in life.
sometimes on time
and sometimes too late
but all for good reason,
eventually.


these ironies
these metaphors
these reinforcing truths
aging confidence
in my soul.