Walking

I see
The path I have walked.

I remember
The people who walked beside me.

I am grateful
For the courage and persistence
To try again, and again.

I am sorry
For the things that did not work out
Despite the courage and persistence.

I am not grateful
For careless people who couldn't care less.

I am not sorry
For crying out loud when the silence is too loud.

I am
Neither perfect
Nor complete.

But
Every step I have taken
I took with belief, faith, and hope.
And the trust that
Neither perfection nor completion
Is needed to continue walking.

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This poem is dedicated to all of us who walk with courage and persistence, even when things do not work out, even when nothing is perfect or complete.