Learning to walk again...

I don't know when I began to walk so fast down the rocky road
that my feet began to pain me and my eyes no longer were in focus
Never seeing what surrounds me
Not only running away, but towards the end
In feverish frenzy, I could think only of the next turn
When did I stop walking?
When did the destination become the goal...
I knew it was all I saw,
I knew it was all I could feel
I knew, yes, that it was each burning breathe and sunkist smile
Which my weary soul encountered that meant the most...
I just cannot seem to recall when the dancing became trudging
When the fear of the others on the road made my limbs tremble,
and my gait sped up so that my eyes
Did never even have the chance to find you
It was only because those tiny rocks
Made my feet hurt...because some of you walked so much better,
No! they were graceful, and I was merely a wobbly little baby
In comparision, I crawled...Just go fast, and you won't have to
Worry about the others, they don't matter THEY DO NOT...get to the end, ESCAPE!
Before another one grabs your hand and meets your gaze
And twirls you in circles and fills your soul
And drops your fingers, and breaks your precious, jaded heart...
Oh, please
Grab hold of my hands and ignore how they shake!
For they shall learn to squeeze back, and I shall try to
Walk tall, head up and arms steaded by your mighty love
And your strength, by your courage
And the mere presence of your captivating eyes embrace,
Never mocking, ever assuring
Always a sobering reminder of how short the road truly is
I shall try to reach out my aching arms
Making it that much easier for You to grab hold
Please, remind me, my love,
That these stones can be sparkling and beautiful, as diamonds
in the rough, that the true pain
Lies with reaching the end of the road alone...
That is where all of the fears and lies do gather
And now is when I remember truth
Amd my hands shake with longing as each
Hesitant finger reaches slowly out to meet yours, waiting...
I am ready now, take me and we shall dance along
Together, for as long as our lovely paths remain merged


Marjorie T.