Your path begins there at your feet;
the first move is the hardest one.
Until the last step is complete
you will not know the task is done.
Along the way, you’ll see the world;
you’ll wonder why, and how, and when,
and sift through miles of sand, and pearls,
each whole day through, and then again.
What answers will you seek, or find,
no one else knows. They are your own.
If you will learn, or lose your mind,
depends on you and you alone.
You have a choice, with every breath:
to love or hate, to lose or gain,
to see rebirth in every death,
to seek out joy or dwell on pain.
May you find what you need to do
to build more bridges where you can,
so that when your time here is through
you don’t regret taking a stand.
Your path begins right here and now;
your feet already know the way.
You need not wonder where, or how,
but only when: and that’s today.
21 APR 2025