1355: Free at all, at once, though caught
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Medium (Personal)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2025/08/04
You see,
That fishnet,
You’re caught a bit.
You could undo it, you know?
It’s off,
Oof. What an effort,
What now?
Still in water, still a fish?
Evolve.
No water, newfound land dweller.
Ground and air.
What of the skies?
You can’t fly.
No longer can swim.
What’s the lesson?
Transforms are trade offs.
See?
Your trap was mind-made.
Why the water, the air, the land limits?
The net wasn’t the only thing in mind;
And it wasn’t the only one of your nets.
For example: This.
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