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New Feet
This earth is solid below me
I stand on my newly released feet
Shaking so , one foot in front of the other
Even in quiet wisdom I am a fool, yes the bindings are loose, somehow I thought I’d take off running
But I step and falter , these legs are of no use
I gather myself amongst the ground
Hug myself till the shaking stops
I will stumble, trip and fall
Sometimes I will barely crawl
And yet I will slowly build spiritual muscle and then the day will come and I will be running, broken yet taking flight
I stand on my newly released feet
Shaking so , one foot in front of the other
Even in quiet wisdom I am a fool, yes the bindings are loose, somehow I thought I’d take off running
But I step and falter , these legs are of no use
I gather myself amongst the ground
Hug myself till the shaking stops
I will stumble, trip and fall
Sometimes I will barely crawl
And yet I will slowly build spiritual muscle and then the day will come and I will be running, broken yet taking flight
Published 29th Jul 2023
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30th Jul 2023 2:45am
30th Jul 2023 7:14am
A spiritual write that brings to my mind ultimately the words of Isaiah "Those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall rise upon wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, march on and not grow faint."
As an exercise runner who only took up the habit at 60 can relate to the sense of first stumbling steps (but in my case there haven't been too many stumblings).
As an exercise runner who only took up the habit at 60 can relate to the sense of first stumbling steps (but in my case there haven't been too many stumblings).
