One Tiny Step

The first tiny step
Is the one that will lead,
That will start your whole process of growing;
It's the one to encourage,
As it breaks from its bonds
And carries us into unknowing;

Though the road be unclear,
The tools not too near,
They will come to your hand
By and by,
If you say to that step,
"I give you permission
To drive my life forward, to try";

For each tiny step
Has the power to move,
To make ripples of hope
In life's stream;
You may fall off the track,
But, at least looking back,
You'll be further ahead
Than you've been!
Edie Batstone