We first choose as a child first walks:
arms high, stance wide,
each stumbling step, however wavering,
leading in the same uncertain direction.
Speed and course are directed
by unseen forces and blind corrections
and our only influence is in the first step.
That first step is crucial
until we learn to walk.
Then it matters not.
Very thought provoking. Is it that the first step matters not or just that when we gain momentum we lose sight of the importance? I can see both depending on which angle I look at it from.