Little Steps

Insecure, afraid

Of the world at large

I slowly take little steps towards the world outside

I fall, I stumble

Yet I rise to take little steps again

Sometimes I fall into an abyss

Where not even my shadow can follow me

All I have at that moment

Is my will power and the thought 'I can'

It is a prayer enough to see me through the darkness

A thought good enough to make me see the light

In moments of desperation

When family also loses hope

Just the thought 'I can' is strong enough

To make me rise again

And take little steps towards the world again