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Toeholds

June 1, 2014
By deductivewoman SILVER, Manchester, Connecticut
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"Life achieves its summit when it does to the uttermost that which it was equipped to do." -Jack London

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"There were to be no toeholds for love"
Why would I need a toehold when there was a ladder?
I did not know, then, where that ladder led
I have scaled it and now I look down
Did I alone achieve these heights?
I wish there had been no toeholds
I wish I had never met you

I lie to myself.
It is a habit I am trying to break.

© Aaron B., Eagan, MN

The author's comments:
The quote from the first line is a Margaret Atwood quote from her novel "The Handmaid's Tale." It really struck me.
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