The brick wall ends beneath your fingertips
A corner
Do you turn it?
Or do you wait for the security of the
Hard
Rough
Stone
?
What if you turn to find
A hurt heart
A broken mind
Of a loved one
Or you
What if—
You fear the corner
What if you turn to find
An open heart
A shared mind
A new friend
To turn your eyes to something other
Than the brick wall
What if—
You take a step forward
What if you turn to find
Not what you meant
Not what you thought would happen
A shattered dream and
A shredded plan
A failure
What if—
Your shadow hesitates
What if you turn to find
Glowing grateful faces
Ocean waves of warmth
A soul clicks
Into others’
Harmony
New smoothness and a new path
What
If
You take your hand off the old stone
And turn the corner
Leave the familiar brick behind
It’s held you back long enough
Your calloused fingers agree
To ask your feet
To take you
Around the corner