In the distance,

I see the silhouette

of the ladder going both up and down.

Taking me from Sadness and Sorrow to Joy and Opportunity…

Challenge and Change-Growth.

 

Up and Down-

The Choice-my own as I climb up or down

this ladder of  Fate.

Destiny’s dance has nothing to decide

as I try not to slip and slide.

This Jacob’s Ladder ride

does not have the strength

as I am stronger inside.

 

The first wrung may seem distant at times

dissolved in the mist like

the promise of a lover’s first kiss.

But I leap forward in faith knowing that

my future rests on this first step.