Steps

You begin...

To grow out of
the confines
of your shell,
awakening.

Struggling to shed
the restraints
in your mind,
awareness.

Reeling from the
self-inflicted pain
in your soul,
feeling.

Guarding against the blows
from the transgressors
of your aspirations,
fortifying.

Reaching forth
into the blackness
of uncertainty,
growing.

Bursting through the
barriers you placed
upon yourself,
enlightenment.

Marveling at the wonder
of the splendor
you have found,

To Live.