Heather Jephcott writes

Telling Myself

I must put one foot in front of the other

I must keep going

I must not spend too long stopped, wondering

just where to put my next step

or

else

I might fall

down,

and not be able to get up again

by myself

but

have to call

and wait around

until

someone comes to help.

I must put one foot in front of the other,

continuing to keep on going

forwards

not backwards.

I must spend enough time in organisation

to know where each step should be

but

not so much

that I forget to look up

and see the beauty surrounding

and the person

at the end of the track.

Footprints in the Snow -- Ronald Craig