i’ve finished one course, it would seem, circumnavigating healthcare here since 2006

the hours, days, months, years of fighting have mostly ended on one plane; for now

so i check the winds, turn head on, and begin tacking

to and fro, i work the sails to grasp the wind; beating to windward, or bearing away; moving forward with each change

my bearings, my headings, my goals remain to be seen in full

there is much to be done, still; i haven’t given up, this is only a slight change in course

watch for me as i come and go with the tides, hoping for fair winds ahead

©️2025

Art by Kevin Fetzer, “Sunset Sail” acrylic on canvas