Ashore

A lonely first step, and then two

A heart full of possibilities,

Waiting for wonders new

Beginning of a smile,

And dreams so true;

 

A new day, and steps anew

Some questions and two

A missed beat and trembling feet

Is this what I am supposed to do?

Dark clouds and lingering doubts

The feet go back a mile or two

Some tears and dark shadows

A trap, an invisible cage

Breathless, now drowning

Is this the end?

 

A sliver of light, a gulp of air,

Struggling eyes and birds in flight

The sound of the waves and that mud taste

Am I ashore yet again?

 

Hesitant feet,

that lonely first step…………………………………