Tentative steps toward

New beginnings

Without comfort of the

Familiar

Yet with the promise of

A fresh start

 

Shedding old skin

And habitual ways

Leaving behind what’s done

Rebirth ignites a small flame

In a soul

Dark for so long

 

In fear

There is strength

In hesitation

There is hope

In the unfamiliar

There is faith

 

With an ending

That is absolute

And renewals

Without choice

Beginnings have value

Tentative steps become strides