Moving Forward

Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward. ~ Victor Kiam

Fall on your face. Maybe the carpet needs a hug.
Maybe the position will remind you as you rise
to pause on your knees and seek guidance.
Maybe, like me, your knees are weak
and face-down is a comfortable position for prayer.
What did you learn in failure or in despair?
Did you at least understand something
that doesn't work? Edison attempted
ten thousand times to make a light bulb
and found that many ways that did not work.
Move forward, and whether you do so
softly or abruptly, your movement takes you
toward knowledge and understanding.