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The First Step Is the Hardest

The light on my face

The sun on my skin

I start this new life

But where to begin

 

Do I walk a new path?

Or continue straight ahead

Do I carry this old baggage?

Or walk empty handed instead

 

Do I shed this old skin?

And toss it aside

Like a love I have once given

That’s withered and died

 

Do I again give love freely?

Or hang on to it tight

Should I trust in my heart?

To know which is right

 

So, until that day comes

My courage I must own

And take that first step

Into the unknown

 

 

(Epilogue)

 

 

I took that first step

Into the unknown

And the meaning of true love

Again I was shown

 

I chose my new path

So down it I tread

And chose to go down it

Hand in hand with you instead

 

I donned my new skin

And tossed the other aside

In the shadow of the past

I no longer shall hide

 

My courage I do own

And my heart I did give

With strength and with love

This new life I now live.