- Courage to step forward -


A world sits at my fingertips,
Waiting to be explored.
And exciting future, a day away,
Thoughts, not to be ignored.

But with every new adventure,
Time comes to prepare.
And the reluctant explorer, which I am,
Slowly climbs these stairs.

For the excitement that awaits,
Is what I'd love to see.
Though deep inside, a fear remains,
Of what may cease to be.

The comfort of the present,
All that's here and now.
When the wings are spread, feathers fall,
Scared it might be lost somehow.

Yet, the bird would never fly,
If it feared to hit the ground.
And the fish would never swim,
If it feared to sink and drown.

I'm sure there is a lesson here,
Through passages unfurled.
Take a breath, spread your wings and fly,
And experience the world.