The First Step Is the Hardest

The light on my face,

The sun on my skin

I start this new life

But where to begin

 

Do I walk a new path,

Or continue straight ahead

Do I carry this old baggage

Or walk empty handed instead

 

Do I shed this old skin

And toss it aside

Like a love I have once given

That’s withered and died

 

Do I again give love freely

Or hang on to it tight

Should I trust in my heart

To know which is right

 

So, until that day comes

My courage I must own

And take that first step

Into the unknown

 

 

 

 

(Epilogue)

 

 

 

I took that first step

Into the unknown

And the meaning of true love

Again I was shown

 

I chose my new path

So down it I tread

And chose to go down it

Hand in hand with you instead

 

I donned my new skin

And tossed the other aside

In the shadow of the past

I no longer shall hide

 

My courage in do own

And my heart I did give

With strength and with love

This new life I now live.

Reviews

[Lorry]

You made the right choice, otherwise it would be a life walked questioning everything and everyone new like those you left in the past. We never mean to judge others because of those we knew before, but we do it all the same. The path you took shows that the real you is still breathing, and accepting people for who they are, as it should be, but seldom is. We all carry such unnecessary baggage.
superbly written.