Poem: Changes 39/Obstruction

1

A dangerous abyss lies ahead
And the inaccessible mountain behind.
You are attached to the earth

By ninety square inches of shoe
And confronted by obstructions
That can't be solved directly.

2
Going leads to obstruction

And adversity and coming

Meets with praise.

Sometimes you must go out
As difficulty compounds difficulty
And meet the trouble.

3

In the midst

Of great obstructions,
Your friends arrive,

And you no longer act
Of your own volition but seek danger
In the service of a higher cause.

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