Let Me Begin Again
Despite the lateness of the hour
let me pick up the baton
and start the marching music
once again.
This time I’ll believe in my own power
without need for external instructions.
No one else can hear my song.
6 thoughts on "Let Me Begin Again"
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Yes, let’s
Sometimes you really do need to do things for yourself. Whether to prove a point or to simply remind yourself why you started in the first place. The last stanza is bittersweet, but very powerful.
So many layers to each line! A good lesson for us all.
March to the song your heart composes, and others will follow. Just like this poem with poets like me being inspired. Thank you for sharing!
Yes! So much expressed so beautifully and concisely.
Yes, yes, yes!