Mistaken Steps
Running off
to somewhere else
the past tracks
close behind
Its shadow looming
steps in place
while preying
to remind
That time pursues
the fleetest man
with doggedness
and ire
To kindle each
mistaken step
into a raging
— fire
(The New Room: December, 2025)
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Philosophical meditation on time's pursuit, abstracted from specific autobiography.
Multiple layered ideas: flight, pursuit, time, consequence compressed densely.
Dark, threatening tone with fire and pursuit imagery; ominous overall.
Driving rhythm, kinetic verbs (running, pursuing, kindle), urgent pacing.
Approximately 6 lines; micro to very short poem range.
Rich metaphors: time as predator, shadow, fire; personification throughout.
Primarily lyric internal reflection with observational distance; minimal dramatic persona.
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