A THOUSAND STEPS

Crawling was not enough

So I decided to take a step–

Still, a step was not enough

So I decided to take a thousand.

If birth is a step to life

And growth, a step to maturity–

Then I am not prepared

To take the step of death.

What shall I say,

When I take the step of love?

What shall be my dream,

When I take the step of purpose?

In the beginning of the end–

A thousand shall come and go,

Many shall fall when they walk,

But only the wise shall rise again.

A thousand steps is worth the risk

Of living a life of joy and peace.

A thousand steps is worth the risk

Of living a life bereft of guilt and pain.

And if a thousand steps is not enough

To sing the song of my heart–

Then I will take another thousand steps

Until my song of success is heard.

©Okunola Peace.