Run.

Throw open the gates that once confined you,
And run.

Past your childhood home,
Down the sidewalk
’Til the pavement ends,
And then:

Keep running.

Into the trees,
Over river, through wood.
Do not fear the path you should take,
For I will guide you.

Look up.

Feel the sunshine warm your face;
The wind rush through your hair.
The endless expanse of blue
awaits you.

Run!

Until the golden sunlight of day
fades to night:
blue to black.
And then:
keep running!
For I will be your light
In the darkness.

Over uneven grounds and jagged rocks
that trip and pierce your feet;
Through sand and stream and mud
that weigh and slow you down;

Run until your lungs burn with fire
and your legs give out from under you
and your heart is ready to burst,
And then:


fly


For this is what I have for you.