Mistakes and Wisdom

By: Don Pax

In life’s grand tapestry, a thread awry,
A choice misguided, a moment’s folly.
The sting of error, sharp and clear,
Leaves wounds that time alone can sear.

Yet in the aftermath of our mistake,
A seed of wisdom starts to prep.
From failure’s soil, new growth appears,
Nourished by remorse and tears.

We rise, transformed by what went wrong,
Our spirits tempered, wiser, strong.
For in mistakes, this truth we find,
To err is human; to learn is divine.