Stepping Up

A Poem

I’ve made up my mind 
Left the old behind  
Stepping up, stepping out 
 
I couldn’t care less 
About opinions or stress 
That’s not a good use of my time 
 
What occupies me now? 
You may ask as you try 
To understand this new version of me 
 
I’ve shed old skin 
Emerged from within 
I’ve turned myself inside out 
 
Ego screamed and fought in the dark 
To maintain its powerful grip 
But something stronger arose 
And at last took hold 
The ego fell and slipped 
 
Freedom and truth 
What do I contribute to? 
This seems a more worthwhile thought 
Though fresh in its pursuit 
Not so new as foolish youth 
It’s grown stronger over time as it ought 
 
You look with puzzled eyes 
Perhaps not fully realising 
Exactly what to say or how to be 
When the new appears  
It makes all of us shift gears 
Is that where its true value lies?  
Maybe! 
 
Will you join me on the path? 
Will you rise and soar above  
The smallness that kept us stuck? 
 
I hope that you do 
I have nothing to new to prove  
Simply shining like a jewel that found its spark 
 
I’ve made up my mind  
Looking forward as I smile 
Stepping up, stepping into view 

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