A Small Theory of Unfinished Things

Unfinished things are often treated as failures of completion.

But this assumes

that their purpose was to end.

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Consider another possibility:

Some things remain unfinished

because they are still participating

in something larger than themselves.

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A thought that never resolves

might not be incomplete.

It might be

still in motion.

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A conversation that trails off

may not have ended poorly.

It may have reached the edge

of what it was meant to hold.

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Even a version of yourself

that never quite stabilizes

may not be lacking definition.

It may be

refusing to become fixed

before it has explored enough.

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Completion is satisfying.

But it is not the only form of coherence.

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Some things remain open

because closure would make them smaller.