Open Windows

There comes a moment

when inherited habits

no longer fit
the life
you're trying to build.

Old reactions
begin feeling
like borrowed clothing.

Too tight.

Too heavy.

Too familiar.

Growth asks
for uncomfortable things.

Honest reflection.

Patient discipline.

Hope
that survives
without guarantees.

None of these
appear overnight.

But little by little,

fresh air
finds its way

through windows

that were never meant
to stay closed forever.