by the standards of others

conforming to what is

comfortable to others

or does one reach

just a bit further

stretch the boundaries

beyond the known

it is easy to sit by

as life goes on

taking the well trod

path in step

but to change and

to foster change

the change must be

lived each day

looking for new ways, new

directions, the untrod path

move on, challenging

the accepted, the norm

pushing back what is

known, testing, reshaping

looking at and living

the unknown, the uncertain

the important thing is