Reduced Scope

There’s less to manage now
Than there used to be
And I notice it
Without attaching meaning to it

The range is narrower
The distance shorter
And I don’t extend it
To match an earlier version

I work with fewer options
Without missing the rest
And I don’t keep alternatives alive
Just to feel flexible

What remains is reachable
What’s gone stays gone
And I don’t reference it
To explain the difference

Reduced scope
Still workable
Still workable

The days fit inside each other
More cleanly now
And I don’t confuse that
With limitation

There are fewer directions
But they’re clear
And I don’t require
A wider view to proceed

Nothing here is provisional
Nothing is waiting to expand
And nothing improves
By being imagined larger than it is

This is the size it holds
And I stay inside it
Without adjusting the edges

Reduced scope
Still workable

I continue