With Conviction - Aug. 17, 2025

Gary Hunter
Aug 17, 2025
1 min read

today is sent back

to yesterday when tomorrow

unwraps a new one

there is only ever one today

secrets that appear

hope that arrives

a happy surprise

might all be on the schedule

but never revealed if some

disturbance rocks your morning

and you can’t get off the floor

to not ruin a day of possibilities

get up, brush yourself off

and say with prodigious conviction

let’s get today back

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