Echoing Footsteps
… Echoing Footsteps
…… Echoing Footsteps
Recently, have l found myself,
Sitting in darkened echoes,
Of distant shores of my minds’ shelf,
Looking back, reflectively mellow,
Upon life’s’ footsteps,
Like sands caught in a shoe,
Traces of time’s receding ebbs,
Lost in thought true
Walked have l the path,
Of chosen destiny as foretold,
By birth rights within faith,
And has my fate become unfold,
Is my soul now caught in time,
As l drift into subconscious journeys,
Through intricacies of this mind,
Created emotionally …
By following steps of before,
Walked by those who were me,
Yet not, but were inner core,
Of who l have now come to be,
Can l say hand on my beating heart,
That l have done my best,
Lived my life as was intended …
… from the start,
From my dawn of blest?
And what have l done,
That l am to be so very proud,
Of …
That makes me stand tall in my mind,
With learned knowledge of my short time?
Am not saddened by it all,
Relieved to have been the man ,
That l am …
… and not the one before me,
To have walked in my own time of now,
And not in the footsteps of echo,
Is this not what we can but hope for?
To have lived our lives the way we choose,
And not mimic those from afore our time,
Making mistakes similar to paths of yesterday,
Walked have l on my own two feet,
And not in echoing footsteps,
Tomorrow is mine …
… whilst yesterday was yours.
© Rory Matier 2012
A real treasure to read. Beautifully penned my friend. 🙂
Thank you Beckie – l trust you are well this Monday 🙂
I still haven’t slept yet, but I’m okay otherwise. 🙂 Thank you, for asking. 🙂
Well, you don’t need me to tell you that isn’t great for your health Beckie. However, l can relate to it, whilst l have slept, l suffer from insomnia most days and if stress is high, l hardly sleep at all.
Keep well 🙂
Same here. I find solace here though. 🙂 I hope you find sleep soon too my friend. 🙂
🙂 Ditto
Excellent 👏👏💕 enjoyed reading!
Hey Ray, thanks 🙂
Wonderful!
Thanks Penny 🙂
Lovely poem Rory. ❤️✌️
BY FOR NOW
A brilliant poem. Walk in your own footsteps and not in those of others before us!
Exactly, very much so 🙂
What a treasure it was to read this postv
Morning Tanvir, thank you, glad you enjoyed it 🙂