Courage

Courage

Walking slowly in the snow.
Watching it gently fall before me.
Adding new layers to the already white ground.
Looking ahead no clear trail.
Looking behind only my own trail.
I could see where I had come from.
It would not show me where to go.
I had to take each step on my own.
All around were woods.
All around were noises.
Noises that made me wonder.
What is it that is out there?
Is something watching me?
Courage, courage to go on?
Courage to turn around?
What is courage?
Who is for?
Nobody here but me.
So it can’t be for you.
It can only be for me.
What do I have to prove?
Nothing but I still step ahead.
One foot in front of the other.
Is it courage to go forward when I feel fear?
Is it courage not to turn and run?
I pause and listen.
At first I just hear my racing heart.
My courage flowing through my veins I think.
Then my heart beat fades and is replaced by other sounds.
Sounds outside of me.
The wind blowing gently.
A chipmunk letting me know I am in his World.
The rustle of a leave leftover from a fall gone past.
A bird singing its peaceful songs.
More birds.
A loud crunch in the distance.
My courage makes me knees shake.
Fight or flight they say in school.
Hmm, my body froze in place.
Not knowing rather to turn and go.
Go back or go forward.
Just where to go?
Courage for whom again?
Oh yes, just me.
Step by step I slowly go forward.
Courage I tell myself.
Courage will get me there.
Where exactly is it I NEED to go?
Home sounds good to you know.
Step on brave man.
Step on courageous man.
So onward I go.
Along the trail.
Just wondering what courage is to me.
What is courage to you?
To go forward when going backwards is easier?
Is that courage?
Today for me it is courage.
Forward I go.
One courageous step after another.
Till I have overcome my fears.
Beaten them down and moved on.
To the end of this trail that I have chosen.
Do you have the courage?
Go down your trail.
Find your courage.
It is there for you.
Just look within.