The Clarity of Distance

Distance brings clarity.

Time's passage
reveals the contours of choices,
the paths taken and untaken,
the wisdom hidden in hindsight.

What seemed urgent
fades into perspective,
what was obscured
comes into sharp focus.

Distance teaches
the value of reflection,
the importance of pause,
the gift of second sight.

In the clarity of distance,
we see not just what was,
but what might yet be.