The Past Is Revisiting

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Slowly, steadily
The past is revisiting.

Not in memories,
In habits.
In circumstances.

Challenging me
To do things differently.
Dropping hints
For not repeating the blunders.

Break the pattern. Break the cycle.

But time and again
I go back.
Each time more let down.

Perhaps the cycle has toughened.
Unbreakable.
Only stretchable.
Making room for more flaws.

The pattern. Indefinite as the creases on my palm.