When at the Threshold

I'm sure of the outcome,
Still my heart beats so fast.
This moment of anxiety,
I must bear till it lasts.
Our mind does play tricks,
Pushing the red button incessantly.
Then panic starts and jarring steps,
Just let these moments pass gently.
It is at the threshold,
That we must be our strongest.
It is but the final bend,
Which puts just our patience to test.
Just calm down and embrace,
At what is seemingly confusion,
It won't last, take the last steps,
And crush this illusion.
Breathe, smile and step up,
Put your best steps forward,
Outshining your earlier achievements,
Walk the last steps goal - ward.
---
Shraddha
18 March 2014