In Your Own Shoes Poem by Susan Lacovara

So you've stepped into your own shoes
and set out wandering
on unfamiliar grounds....
Tell me loved lad...what have you found?

Can you breathe a little easier
since settling there..in the morning dew
of the mountain air....
Are you safely journeying
Hopscotching from summer to fall...
Isn't it really worth it all?

To be freed and finally your own captain...
Braving the tides that shift your sail,
And treading the waves that swell...
Are you staying afloat....do tell...do tell.

So you've stepped into your own shoes
Walking and working towards your future...
Dreaming of new inventions
Not questioning intentions..
Being brand new, everyday...
Ain't that the way...

With trails to blaze
in the Autumn' s crimson haze
There's much exploring o kingdoms to come
Your work's the sum
Of all good effort...
Least not forget it...

Beloved lad, you've left our field
To gamely venture
Your sword to wield...
To pick and ponder
All you choose...
Now that you've stepped into your own shoes.