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

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