you have potential. don't let fear of failure stop you. dream big. What is it about this kind of advice that is so daunting. Why can't they say "be who you are and go after what you want"? Or is that what they are saying when they use words like "potential"? How do you define what you want and what you think you want?
remember a time in your life when you can't recall any stress or worry.
remember a period of time where the memory is first of joy, and then of the event.


(this just came...)

To the beach

Shoulders sweep, bags bump,
careful i am watching the sea
of people winding toward and away from me.
Voices weave, hands wave,
found i am passing the shop songs that
lure me down the street past the lamplight poll.
Together all target the end,
an ocean vast, hungry but full.

(still needs work...)