On the precipice of a bold unknown, a new beginning. Excitement, tainted with fear. You finally have the courage To live the promise You made to yourself As a younger man. A step outside You stand taller A deep breath The air tastes fresher A prickling on your skin As you feel the friction Of an uncleared path. You waited a long time for this Too long you worried But importantly Not too late A magpie swoops, then arises with a worm, wriggling in its beak. You hear a distant gardener, pruning the dead weight from an exhausted tree. A butterfly catches the breeze and flutters up, and up, and up. Opportunity never felt so good.
