Poem: Keep Going

Keep going,
even when the path disappears
beneath your weary feet.

Keep going,
when yesterday’s tears
still cling to your soul
like morning dew
waiting for the warmth of hope.

Keep going,
because every sunrise
is a promise
that darkness never has
the final word.

There is a quiet strength
growing inside you,
one breath at a time,
one choice at a time,
one step at a time.

The mountains you fear today
will one day become
the valleys you look back upon
with gratitude,
for they taught your spirit
how to climb.

Do not measure your journey
by how quickly you arrive.
Measure it
by how deeply you have learned
to love,
to forgive,
to trust,
and to rise again.

When the world tells you
to give up,
listen instead
to the whisper of your soul.

It remembers
who you were
before fear found your name.

It remembers
the light
that has never left you,
only waited
for you to see it again.

Keep going,
even if your voice trembles.

Keep going,
even if no one applauds.

Keep going,
because every act of courage
awakens another spark
within your heart.

You are not walking alone.
Love walks beside you.
Hope walks before you.
Grace walks behind you.

And somewhere beyond
the next bend in the road,
the life you have been praying for
is already reaching
for your hand.

So lift your eyes.

Take another breath.

Trust another moment.

Believe another miracle.

And keep going…

Because your story
is still being written,
your soul
is still becoming,
and your light

was never meant
to stop shining.

Thank-you for reading.

Brenda Marie