When I’m out running every morning, I usually am thinking about steps. Sometimes when I count them it helps to pass the time, but today I was trying to construct this poem. The Police came to mind with these familiar lyrics: “Every move you make, Every bond you break, Every step you take, I’ll be watching you…” I guess we all wonder when that last step will ultimately happen, but it’s the steps leading up to it that define our lives, starting with our very first. 

Every step I take every morning is one less that I have to take to complete my 3.1 miles. I had some fun with this poem, including everything step-related from Cinderella to the Three Stooges. I hope you enjoy it:

Steps

Every great distance,
Is nothing but steps.
Made up of thousands,
Of arm and leg reps.

The quicker the steps,
The faster you go.
Just step-it-down,
To gradually slow.

Or Step-it-up,
Pick up the pace.
Whatever it takes,
To win the race.

Some might say,”step softly,”
Go forth only if you dare.
But if you take just baby steps,
They may never get you there.

Step carefully over this,
And please don’t step on me.
Step over this way,
If you agree.

Step up to the plate,
Then step-in to the ball.
You can always step back,
But never quit or stall.

Watch where you’re going,
Don’t step on the cat.
And whatever you do,
Don’t step in that!

Also, they say.
Don’t step on a crack,
That step might break.
Your mother’s back.

“One small step for man,
A Giant leap for mankind.”
Never has a single step,
Been more “top of mind.”

Put some “Spring” in your step,
Try not to trip and “Fall.”
“Summer” steps-in-between,
Then “Winter” comes to call.

Put some pep-in-your-step
Add “get-up” to your gait.
Take a step forward,
Why ever hesitate?

Just put one foot,
In front of the other.
Take some steps,
To serve your brother.

If you somehow think,
You’ve got “The Blues.”
Then take a step,
In another person’s shoes.

But if your next step,
Involves eviction.
Take 12 more steps,
And fight addiction.

You probably don’t remember,
The first step that you tried.
But your biggest supporter,
Was close by your side.

But learning a Dance-step,
Takes even more grace.
Don’t step on your partner,
Or fall on your face.

The Stooges made famous,
Turning slowly they crept.
Inch-by-Inch.”
“Step-by-Step.”

Cinderella overcame,
Her evil Step-Sisters.
Stepping-out in glass slippers,
Can give your feet blisters.

On the “Stairway to Heaven,”
Missteps can really suck.
When you face the StairMaster,
You’re sadly out of luck.

Stay on the Stepping Stones,
Walk a straight path.
For if you slip-up,
You might take a bath.

String your steps together,
For miles of progress.
One stride forward,
Means one step less.

Don’t step in the deep end,
Or try to move too fast.
Look before you step,
Or it could be your last.

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