One Step Forward.

Once, I turned a corner and I grew a few inches

I looked up and the sky seemed closer,

Looked down and the floor seemed further

My eyes soon opened and my heart soon stretched

I learned to trust and to mistrust

I learned to seek and to hide

I learned to cry without tears

I learned to love without reason

Time was carried on the wind that passed me by every day

It would slam into me, caress me, toss me and soothe me

It would steal my feet from beneath me and guide me through

Now here I am.

Where am I?

How did I get here?

Once, I entered a room with no door and no walls

I placed my foot upon a floor that did not exist

The light shining behind me was everything I had ever needed

It helped me to adjust to what I strained to see in the dark ahead

I was blind, but I knew I had to take that step

Am I falling?

Am I stable?

Am I alone?

Once, I clung to a hand that I could not cling to forever

I knew that someday she may need it to hold herself up

I knew that someday I would need mine to support myself

I can still feel it there. I always will.

I know it'll always be there when I need it.

I'll need it.

Now here I am.

Where am I?

How did I get here?

Am I falling?

Am I stable?

Am I alone?

I turned that corner.

I took that step.

And I had to let go. 

For now.

And now here I am.