Failing Isn’t Falling
Failure doesn’t mean falling
Down in the depths
Failure is one step forward
To a new magical beginning
Fresh and with renewed light
Knowing better where to place
One’s footing forward surely
On a trusty path, safe and secure
For you have learned what doesn’t work
And though it came with sorrow
These tears will be transformed
To form a better tomorrow
Why can’t we know why
We didn’t make it forward before
Was there something we did wrong?
Was there something in it to learn?
Maybe one, both, maybe more
Or maybe simply
the swell of the tide of time
had not swept to shore
for your dream to unfurl
For just as you must be ready
And clear space in your mind
So must others around you
And indeed nature doesn’t rush
So out, my friend, to observe
The trees that form a ring yearly
The flowers that rest in winter
And bloom in spring
Sometimes nesting is needed
To nourish the harvest
Of life’s aims as well
Losses along the way
Are in fact gains
As, imagine, as a child
If you never tried to walk
You’d never have fallen
But yet you’d never have known
How it felt to finally get
Those steps forward in place
Would those steps have value
If you hadn’t first fallen?
So take failure not as falling
But as a step onward
A glimpse of your dream
Coming to life before you.
Making space in your mind
For the fullness of it coming
Just when you’ve given up
A promise of your path opens
With a healthy dash of magic
Sprinkled along to support you.
