Originally published August 17, 2007

some people turn out to be more than you ever imagined; others are so much less than you hoped; and then there are those people who are exactly as you see them to be.  i have experienced all three this week.  add to that the truths and patterns i have learned about myself, or been shown, and i am overwhelmed.  all of my energy seems to be slipping right through my fingers and i’ve no idea how to close the gap.

where’s the little dutch boy* when i need him?

(for an explanation of that reference see:  http://www.poetry-archive.com/c/the_leak_in_the_dike.html)