I KNOW THAT IN ORDER TO EVOLVE WE HAVE TO DO NEW THINGS
BUT BEGINNING IS HARD
BEGINNING / SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE A WALL
OR LIKE / STANDING AT THE EDGE OF A PRECIPITOUS FALL.
MY FIRST STEPS ALWAYS FEEL SO / SMALL.
AS THEY’RE SWALLOWED / BY THE ENORMITY OF EXPERIENCE
AND I’M THROWN NAKED INTO THE UNKNOWN.
TAKEN COMPLETELY OUT OF MY NORMAL CONTEXT AND
FORCED TO FORM A / NEW COMPARATIVE PARADIGM.
I RESIST NEW THINGS / FOR FEAR OF APPEARING A FOOL IN PUBLIC.
UNCONSCIOUSLY SUPERIMPOSING PAST FAILURE OVER MY FUTURE POTENTIAL.
I BECOME MENTALLY TRAPPED / BY STATIC HABITS UNWILLING TO ACT
UNTIL I’VE PREDICTED / EVERY POSSIBLE FUTURE VARIABLE IN ADVANCE.
BUT / I’VE GOT TO BE WILLING / TO TAKE A CHANCE
CIRCLING A RUT IN THE RUNWAY / FEELS LAME
AS YOU REMAIN AT THE SHALLOW END OF THE SEA OF POSSIBILITY.
I GOT TO DIVE IN WITH WATER WINGS / STOP OVER THINKING THINGS.
FORCE MYSELF TO PERFORM / SCARY ATTRACTIVE ACTIONS AND
LET FRESH ADVENTURE FUEL MY OPPORTUNITY ENGINES.
START FLYING LIKE A LION LET LOOSE IN THE LIBRARY
ALL DOGMATIC FACT FORGOTTEN IN FIGHT OR FLIGHT.
AND / STOP PRETENDING THAT LIFE IS ONLY SENDING ENDINGS
GROWING YOUNGER AS BEGINNINGS ACCRUE
CAUSE / YOU’RE ONLY AS OLD / AS THE NEW THAT YOU DO.