Gerry Mattia Poet Free verse

To Walk Out Your Door

It takes uncertainty, I know 
to walk out your door 
and walk through another that’s not yours 
Of course, there’s too a course 
that other, unfamiliar, shoes use 
There are signs and there are signs 
not always along the way 
There is opportunity 
there is stop’n wait’n see 
choices others can’t make 
You’ll find too, things that go wrong. . . far from the right 
Afternoon. . . turns to morning. . . skips to night 
There is certain to be a promise. . . a goal. . . a loss 
and love’s. . . not yet in the toss 
Advice listened, taken and given 
Too few things, too many things. . . you’ll come to know 
It takes certainty 
to walk out your door

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Belinda Parish February 18, 2009 at 9:23 PM This is so true...I agree with Carolyn. Good write Gerry

Carolyn Devonshire February 16, 2009 at 4:23 PM Gerry, how true that it "takes uncertainty...to walk out your door." I see two sides to your writing, the literal translation and the implied. This excellent verse certainly sums up the trepidation we face whenever we have to make choices or embark on a new path. Thanks for reading "I See Tomorrow as Morning." I will surely be reading more of your work. Great job! Carolyn