Begin-On The Threshold

I stand on the threshold,

For months, for years,

I have striven to reach here,

On the threshold.

This day I have joyfully awaited,

Yet, this day,

I am frozen,

On the threshold.

One tiny step forward, victory,

I cannot step backward,

I am frozen,

On the threshold.

Nothing will be as it was,

This is what I wanted,

To cast the past away,

I am frozen on the threshold.

This time,

No one stands,

Beside me,

Their hand in mine.

Begin again, Begin alone,

I step forward.