paths pioneered

you go before,
this i know.

pioneer pacing with poise,
positioned with purpose,
placed under a pillar,
by a powerful prompting.

you show the door,
this i know.

not just a wanderer,
waffling on wayward,
wishing and woeing
towards new whoops and whims,
or focused on whispy wonders.

my heart you don’t ignore,
this i know.

you’ve trained me for this,
for the sent and stay,
for the still and shakey,
what i need i already have,
for my more is plenty.

you provide when i need more,
this i know.

i’ll turn the page
when you’re done with this one.
open a new chapter,
only if the story is ready,
the characters developed,
the plot ready to move on.

impossible to know what you have in store,
this i know.

i’ll go there,
as long as you’re near.
i’ll go nowhere,
as long as you’re here.
no place is foreign to you,
so i’m at yes,
whatever it is,
we do.

you see higher than the wrestle i war,
this i know.

the wilderness is not a waste,
nor the mountains the only high place,
so wherever you point the arrow,
meet me here below.
i only care to know you,
everywhere we do - or don’t - go.

no matter, far better is the gift afore,
this i know.

as always,
you’ve been here before,
nothing new for you this time.
you’ve pioneered this path,
preparing a gift disguised in climb.
we’re right in step for your dance,
calibrating my rhythm and rhyme.
cautious to avoid a shift or lean
that doesn’t belong.
for i’m learning on this path,
only with you,
i can fully go.

and this next move,
i’ll need you to show.
please simply stay close,
all i know is to let go.