The Path
Sometimes when you have pebbles in your shoes,
you keep walking. It’s alright.
They’re small stones, but they dig deeply into your heels.
One pebble becomes two, and a third slides under your foot.
You make room for it. You accept it.
After a while, the callouses on your sole protect you from the sharp edges.
You become numb and bear the discomfort
as part of your journey.
You’ve become blind to the pebbles and stone.
You've become blind to the big rock in your path.
Do you not see it? How could you not know it was there?
You trip and fall.
However, you rise quickly. Sprightly.
And on your way up from the ground,
you feel the weight in your shoes and
see the blood on your feet.
The jaggedness stones did hurt you.
You release all of these rocks
and forge ahead on a new path,
much more nimble than before.
