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a single step, start the mile
and still go, all the while
think of when reach the top
am I finished, do I stop?

to all who I have met
do I forget?, or haven’t yet
all the places on the way
are they really far away?

all the things, I have earned
the lessons I have learned
are they nothing to be gained?
do they really make a stain?

could there even be a summit?
or a hole, down I’ll plummet
how will I know, when I’m there?
into the depths of who knows where

would I have overlooked
was there a tree I hadn’t shook?
an unknown land, wished to travel
through woods or field, dirt or gravel

does the journey really end?
more than bones that have to mend
have I really seen it all?
if stumble and fall

what once seems like a chore
doesn’t scare me, .... anymore
and boldly on, way I go
to where I do not know

take a step, song in the heart
walk a bit farther, get a good start
and realize with a small sensation
this is the journey, .... not the destination

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