Learning To Walk

A true story about a Fall and what happened after that, one year almost to the day.

I fell out of a Tree

And I broke my Knee

I was compensating for It

For a long time until it was Fit

But behind the Scenes

I reprogrammed what walking Means

Even though my knee was Better

I kept walking with this different Turn

Now months later I started to Hurt

Went to the Doc to find why I was not Pert

He told me my left leg was an inch shorter than the Right

Because my hips were now miss Aligned

My muscles started sending me a Message

Something is wrong we are beginning to Age

I can't stay clenched like a Fist

There has to be something here that you have Missed

I think they are starting to feel Better

Even though they still pain me, working the Cure

At least they know I heard them Calling

Not like it has been ever since the Falling

So now we go to get Adjusted

And pay attention trying to break what I Crusted

Into my brain so that I can Relearn

How I walk as I'm out trying to make a new Turn

There is surely a lesson Here

What else was broken and then I fell into Fear

Where did I learn how to reprogram Me

How many things in my past are now here to See

So many times a piece of us gets Broken

And we change without a single word Spoken

We compensate for the change that surely Comes

It will continue happening until our setting Sun

But we can become aware of what is really going On

We can catch ourselves and smile and learn a little Song

We don't have to compensate for all of our Time

We can relearn and become stronger and our Mountain Climb

There are answers we can find and not just Settle

We need to be strong enough to go inside and Meddle

Stir our pot and find out what's really goin' On

This is the way to build yourself and become Strong

Wait for just a bit for all the things around to Turn

Wait for just a bit for the fire to complete its Burn

Then when it is done take those ashes and bury in the Soil

It is all about the Energy and how within you it Coils

See my child with those inner eyes you've been Given

Start searching for the clues that will bring you into your Livin'

No longer stumbling on those stones along the Trail

No longer feeling the pain of the traveler fragile and Frail

You find the legs growing stronger beneath You

You breathe the Air and find new Life that is True

And under the stones that once tripped you Up

You find the treasure, the reason, and the Love

And as my journey continues down this Path

As I am finding all the things that I have always Had

I will smile when I see you stumbling beside me Friend

I will continue to grow as I am learning to walk all over Again