Before Me

Raizel | 1953 - | Canadian
© 1973 Aug 01

I feel that I have not set foot
upon many an untroddended pathway.
But used those showing wear of
predecessors before me.

I feel that I've lost the keys
to many doors I should have opened.
But pushed on those which were unlocked --
by those who went before me.

I feel that I didn't climb the stairs
to many a higher landing.
But stood fast on the ground below, where
they've stood before me.

I feel that I didn't seek
the answer to many an unsolved question.
But left it pondering in my mind, where it lied
with those that thought before me.

I feel that I've passed by life so far
my eyes only half opened.
As they did before me. But, --

I want to walk those paths untrodden
that no one's walked before me.

I want to find the keys I lost and open doors
that stayed locked by those who went before me.

I want to climb those stairs up high
to landings no one's been to before me.

I want to seek the answer and solve questions
that no one's dared before me.

I want to open my eyes and see
life as no one's seen before me!