Step, Step, Step, Step,
Stepping into the unknown,
Walking where I've never gone,
Placing each foot, one after another,
Far from the hustling chaos and shout,
Leaving footprints in the sands,
Leaving behind needs, demands,
Casting off cares, encumbrance and bother,
Move along the beach as night reaches out,
Alone with my thoughts and pace,
Find inner peace, content grace,
Step, Step, Step.

Step, Step,
Footsteps on the cold sidewalk,
No one around to stare, gawk,
No one to judge, weigh worth and find wanting,
Click of the heals to stone echo lonely,
Internal pacing measures,
The worth of life, its treasures,
Will the life be judged full or found haunting?
The path taken be found true or phony?
Going no where, going fast,
But what's found and will it last?
Step.

Stop.
Standing still, holding my breath,
I can't move as if in death,
The strides of confidence flee from my feet,
I'm frozen here, not knowing what to think,
Alone and still, shivering,
Can't walk away, quivering,
Now, after walking down path, road and street,
Breathlessly waiting for the moon to blink,
I stand, no more motive left,
And wait, spent, dry and bereft,
...

...
Stillness greets the dawn's sun beam,
Wisp of clouds flank as a team,
Birds, fish, humans, all creatures wake and rise,
I watch it all and come to understand,
I'm but one soul, and yet,
Reminded I shan't forget,
To judge is not the purpose of my eyes,
To live is why I'm here, active, unplanned,
Renewed, I take my new chant,
Inner voice repeats my cant,
Live, Live, Live, Live.

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