The Fear to Start

You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step .— Martin Luther King

Photo by Alexis Antoine on Unsplash

I gazed across the city, waiting for the sun to rise,

Anticipation leapt within me, pulsing with fretful sighs.

When would the skyline burst in dawn’s rapturous hue?

I lingered alone, sheltering my commitments from judgement’s view.