To Stand!

Orbs of light drawing nearer from the thin realm of ideals in the sky

Fear of the unkown and illumination

        fight or flight

               would you dare run for cover?

Where will you hide in the bottom of a barrel?

 

Nowhere to go - - - but up

Nothing to do - - - but succumb

 

Succumb to the positivitiy, the exaltation of heroic potential

 

It's taken this long, aeons it seems, to clear foggy thoughts from a heady sky

In this basement with the taunting chimney

    - Shut up!

I've had enough

 

Ascending the stairs - past the cobwebs - over the puddles of water dipping from sewage pipes

At the top is not the end, but the first step toward being in the outdoors of free opportunity

 

The navigation of this dark mansion will be full of obstacles and problems

Evil bats and ghosts, quizzically, will attempt to stall my movement

        Just another stepping stone

               Another mountain to climb

               Another confrontation with personal resolve

 

Before I can see the clouds

I must open my eyes down here in the basement

And take my first step - to stand!