Beginnings

Shailja Sharma
1 min readJan 6, 2022

It is a new year after all.

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The stars are glimmering

It’s time to go

Take a deep breath

Get ready for..you know

You’ve got to wake up

It’s the hour to leave

No room for doubt

Only time to believe

This little moment

Will roll into days and seasons

You have thought this through

From many angles and reasons

Get ready and stride up

Pack a spirit and a coffee cup

Sitting back will bring in doubt

A weakness bout

Don’t think

Go to the brink

Rush onward

The path’s forward

just one step and then another

Here is the real you, past is the other

That door you see

Past it is mystery

Past it lies adventure

Go forth, explore and venture

The dawn is about the break

The sky is cheering you on

This time is yours to seize and take

Take those steps, c’mon

Who am I, you might ask

This voice urging you on

Asking you to take a chance

To walk, run, hop, dance?

I know what awaits

I’ve seen all the fates

Trust me,

I know you can be

Who am I? Don’t you see darlin’?

I’m your future calling.

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