It’s a small step. Only 6 1/2" down. I actually measured it one day.

6 1/2 inches. Such a small step. Yet that space holds all the doubts, fears, disasters and failures of my life.

6 1/2 inches. Such a small step. It’s such a vast distance, but on the other side I can see peace and rest.

6 1/2 inches. Such a small step. Then somewhere in that bottomless space I see the pain that step would cause for others.

6 1/2 inches. Such a small step. I understand now. Taking that step wouldn’t banish my demons, it would just hand them over to someone else.

6 1/2 inches. Such a small step. But it’s a step I now know I can’t take. So I stand still, as the afternoon bus roars by.

6 1/2 inches. Such a small step.