My Path

October 2023

I am crawling out of the mud
Hoping to tumble onto a lotus

A bit of rain
A little bit of sunshine
Amidst the storm and thunder
I begin to sprout
One leaf
And
Then another
I keep growing
Petal by petal

And then it dawns
I am the lotus

I will bloom
I will survive
I will grow
And reach for the skies

I have a long journey ahead
I cant see the shore

I tumble
I fall
I get up again and crawl

I must remember
This time round I am not alone

I must remember
When one walks the path
One becomes the path