One Second Delay

Hesitation Just a moments delay Lives change forever Trajectory altered Heading to the unknown Why? Why? I so liked my routine The unchanging gives me security Makes me feel safe I like to control the outcome Do I really control anything? Allow me my illusions If I am not the master of my own destiny, to whom will I bow? Predictability Predictability is the blanket to which I cling Hesitation has ripped it from my hands I stand naked at the edge of wonder Youthful vigor renewed Alive once more No safety net to cushion my fall Yet I am not afraid A stranger in a new land Yet somehow I feel at home The unfamiliar is strangely comforting I am powerless but to continue forward Heart matches each new step The unknown becomes known New routines are established Oh how I like my routines Predictability is draped over my shoulders My life is different Yet my pattern remains the same I'm left to ponder Perhaps I should hesitate once again