And jump in wholeheartedly

You get to keep the scars.
What you do with them is one way of living.

No one comes out alive unscarred, content.

When will a truly perfect moment appear
in which a risk is guaranteed to pay off?

The truth is that right now is as good as it gets.

The stars urge you to leave your fears behind
and jump in wholeheartedly.

Mark Fleckenstein is an award winning poet. I have a copy of one of his books - 'A Library of Things'. The words above are Fleckenstein's from three of his poems. The patchworking and juxtapositions are mine.

Dream intentionally - while you're awake