A Poem by David Whyte<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
Start close in,
\ndon’t take the second step
\nor the third,
\nstart with the first
\nthing
\nclose in,
\nthe step
\nyou don’t want to take.<\/p>\n
Start with
\nthe ground
\nyou know,
\nthe pale ground
\nbeneath your feet,
\nyour own
\nway of starting
\nthe conversation.<\/p>\n
Start with your own
\nquestion,
\ngive up on other
\npeople’s questions,
\ndon’t let them
\nsmother something
\nsimple.<\/p>\n
To find
\nanother’s voice,
\nfollow
\nyour own voice,
\nwait until
\nthat voice
\nbecomes a
\nprivate ear
\nlistening
\nto another.<\/p>\n
Start right now
\ntake a small step
\nyou can call your own
\ndon’t follow
\nsomeone else’s
\nheroics, be humble
\nand focused,
\nstart close in,
\ndon’t mistake
\nthat other
\nfor your own.<\/p>\n
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\ndon’t take
\nthe second step
\nor the third,
\nstart with the first
\nthing
\nclose in,
\nthe step
\nyou don’t want to take.<\/em><\/p>\n