Reflection

Contemplating the future

Puzzling over the present

Trying to make sense of the past

Mulling over various possibilities

Considering every thought and action

Thinking of lessons learned from

Countless betrayals and bitter mistakes

Each one more agonizing than the last

Regrets and pain

Reflected on a wounded heart.

Magic

The ability to bounce back after

Been pushed to the edge

Calling on upon own internal resources

Re-framing  

“Self-righting tendency”

Resilience 

That ineffable quality

To rise from the ashes

That’s magic.