Force
The first thing I remember
As a boy
Was that I was limitless
Then I discovered force
Or it discovered me
I am not sure as to which
There were thoughts
And then there was force
Ideas attract or not
But force can actually pull and push
A sunset set turned to starry night
Could blow me away
But force could actually knock me down
I could resolve myself to this notion or that
But force could knock me silly
I could dream what I wanted
Only force let me know if it was happening
I learned as a boy that I was destined to be more forced
Than forceful
There was some peace in that
even though I thought as a man it should be the other way around
Now that I am an old man
I know that the first thing
That I wrote here
That I remembered as a boy
Is the truth
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