POEM - Just Missed the Pebble

It was one of those weeks

When every inch

Every challenge

Is a little harder

Just a little

Not something that anyone would notice

But I noticed

My game

Took a holiday

My mojo

A no go

My heart

Wasn’t

And I’m riding that edge

Almost not finishing

Stumbling at the line

Pushing everything to the last second

For no particular reason

Making problems

Where none exist

Because I’m blind

To the obvious clues

That normally would keep my mouth shut

Patience grasshopper

Just a little longer

This was not the week

You would snatch the pebble

From the master’s hand

But life is not over

Next week is another chance

And this week

It taught you

What not to do

And the lesson is beautiful

A pebble already in your hand