I walked and I didn’t stop.
I passed the tall oak tree,
and didn’t stop.
I saw the group of Blue Jays,
sitting on a stray log,
but still, I didn’t stop.

I told myself I would walk
until my legs couldn't
carry me any farther.
I said I would travel,
as far as I could see.
So I didn’t stop.

I passed the lonely frog,
sitting on the edge of the path.
I ran my hands through the tall
wheat fields surrounding me.
I saw the reflection of a single
hummingbird in a nearby pond.

And I stopped.

I stopped when I saw him,
the little piece of life,
that has no worry.
I stopped, because if he can
sit there, all alone, and still be happy,
Why can’t I?

And that’s when I realized,
I can’t because I am tethered.
Tethered to the very thing,
that is my home, my family,
My life.- Looking.

Looking at that bird
that just changed my life. -
That once you’ve loved something,
The way I do. There's no leaving.

So I turned around, back the way I came.
And walked, to the home, family, and life
That I love so very much.
All because of a humming bird.
I walked, and I didn’t stop.