“I never make the same mistake twice.” – Anne
Anne of Green Gables,
Lucy Maud Montgomery‘I’ll never make the same mistake
No, never, never, never’
– “The Wind,”
Cat Stevens
I wish I could say
I never make the same mistake twice.
I want this to be true.
It may not look exactly the same
each time,
but I do make the same mistakes
over
and
over –
sometimes
with only the slightest variation
from before.
Even though it may not be in the same form,
I repeat stupidity.
I learn some things immediately (I think),
even learn from other people’s mistakes (occasionally),
but not every time.
Sometimes I can be pretty dense.
But I hope
there is some improvement
along the way
even if I can’t always identify it.