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Stepping Out of the Present
Fitzgerald claims we are beat back endlessly against the current,
Tossed further into the past with each coming day.
I disagree.
I think we rather struggle in the same spot,
Chained within the present;
Trapped by our own expectations.
Only when we let go and accept our lives will the wind soften,
The fog clear,
And the first step forward be taken.
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This was inspired by a quote from F. Scott Fitzgerlad in his book The Great Gatsby. The quote reads, "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."