Walking the Walk Walking backwards I thought was real keen, browsing through what I'd already seen. The downside was, if there was a pit, I again fell headlong into it! But I got tired of always being bound by the past, by what I'd already found. Walking sideways caught everybody's eye. They always said, "Now, there's a careful guy!" But, inching along at such a slow rate, the downside was, I was usually late. And I got tired of being left behind, and began to look for a way to shine! Walking tall always seemed to be the best, facing the challenge, testing the test, rattling the cymbal, banging the gong. The downside was: noise died, I was gone. I found myself without a clue Not knowing where to go or what to do. Then from within, a voice said to me, "Stop trying to do. Let go. Just be." The pain of becoming is now my plight. The downside is: I know the voice is right. I try hard to walk the walk and just be, But somehow, it keeps on eluding me. I remember what happened before: ups and downs by the score; But my fears of the unknown creep in, and oops! I'm walking backward again. Written by John Dean Williamsen [1934-2020] |
I will read forever because it lets me visit in my mind the worlds that I will never be able to see; it helps me put away the stresses of the day and relax into the rhythm of the story before me; it lets me bring to the surface and experience without regrets those feelings I hide away; it lets me re-experience the thrill of first love through someone else's eyes; it keeps my mind juiced so that it will never desert me; it is always there for me even when there's no one else. I will read forever no matter whether it is print or digital because the words will always call to me. ~ A Sassy Scribbler