November 23, 2021
Into the world I go With nothing but myself in tow I trudge the space around me, it surrounds me On foot alone, I make my way Along paths unknown, pray I won't go astray I feel like the ground beneath, yet I sink And think — Onward, into the world I must go In search of solid ground One foot in front of the other I traverse the darkness yonder Still forward, forward I long to grasp something, anything Quick, quick — I scramble, I sink And reach out in front of me There is much yet so little Hands flailing, feet stumbling I wail and scream For I am out of breath, overwhelming is the breadth Yet into the world I go Pick myself up along the road The emptiness prevails but it won't assail me I am starting to make out the shapes of what I find And latching onto them as I go Forward, always onward Into the world I am beginning to know
