I LOOK ACROSS THE BODY OF WATER

STEPPING STONES ALL IN A ROW

JOURNEY PASS THE HORIZON

TO PLACES UNKNOWN

I TAKE ONE STEP AND IT’S STURDY ENOUGH

AND THE WATER IS CALM AS WELL

AND THEN I TAKE ANOTHER

RIPPLES BEGIN TO FORM

AND THE WAVES BEGIN TO SWELL

I LOOK DOWN INTO THE WATER

AND SEE MY LIFE IN PASSING

FROM BIRTH UNTIL RIGHT NOW

I LOOK BACK AT THE STEPPING STONES

AND THINK I GOT FROM THERE TO HERE

BUT HOW?

MY FEET NEVER STOPPED MOVING

ALONG THAT RIPPLED PATH

I WAS JUST SO VERY CAREFUL

SO I WOULDN’T END UP

TAKING A BATH

I MISSED SOME OPPORTUNITIES

AND SOME FUN ALONG THE WAY

GOT PASS SOME DANGEROUS MOMENTS

AND THERE WERE SOME POINTS

WHERE I JUST WANTED TO STAY..

BUT NOW I’M FARTHER FROM THE BEGINNING

AND CLOSER TO THE END

MY PACE HAS SLOWED

SEVERELY AS I PONDER THE QUESTION

WOULD I DO IT ALL AGAIN?

OR WOULD I JUST BE HAPPY TO KNOW

I MADE THROUGH THE GATE