July 9, 2020 · 1:41 pm
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Are You Ready? – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: dreamstime.com ‘Crossing the Rubicon’

“The die is cast.” Julius Caesar (quoting Menander)

Are You Ready? 

Every crisis is a crossroad,
a creative rubicon,
unequivocal its path,
where bridges catch fire
and values are deadweights
ready to drown should you
linger in the comfort of your 
resistance construed as
maturity, or some point of 
arrival approved by elders,
that needs to be shifted,
not just for yourself, but
for the good of all.

©Paul Vincent Cannon

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28 responses to “Are You Ready? – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon”

  1. Charis Counselling
    July 9, 2020 at 2:31 pm

    I love this poem – some deep truths expressed so well here

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  2. sandyjwhite
    July 9, 2020 at 2:40 pm

    Fortunately there are always those among us who seize the opportunity
    and lead us forward through complacency and resistance.

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  3. Jonathan Caswell
    July 9, 2020 at 4:48 pm

    Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
    GREAT MESSAGE!

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  4. Rupali
    July 9, 2020 at 7:35 pm

    Amazing poem. Truth of life, Paul.

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  5. equipsblog
    July 9, 2020 at 9:12 pm

    Good points that will be oblivious to those that need them most

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  6. Liz Gauffreau
    July 10, 2020 at 1:32 am

    If I’m being completely honest with myself, I’d like to be ready–but I’m not just yet.

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  7. OIKOS™-Publishing
    July 10, 2020 at 12:26 pm

    Let us hope that those who rule for us 😉 may recognize this. Very well written, Paul! Thank you, and best wishes for the weekend Michael

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  8. V.J. Knutson
    July 10, 2020 at 2:33 pm

    Think I had an aha reading your words. Thanks for that

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