Can you feel it?

There’s something the air

some barely there sensation

a buzz of possibility

Somethings out there

Just beyond that horizon

at the bottom of that mountain

you just have to take that first step

Let go of the rope

you tied yourself into

for safety, for security,

for your own mental healing

Take that chance,

close your eyes,

and break free of the chains

born out of trauma

they’re no longer needed

You know better well enough

not to touch the open flame

but you might dance with it awhile

and see what rises from the smoke and ash

The guardrails served their purpose,

kept you on the safer path,

but now is time to forge your own trail

free from what came before and after

Let go

let’s go

Let’s take that road as yet untraveled

find where it may lead

and face into the rising sun for once

rather than keeping it at our backs

Because that’s where the adventure lies

and the potential happy ending

that no one ever finds

behind the guardrails