Each step is a whisper,
echoing the paths we’ve taken,
the weight of moments past.
Some tread lightly,
while others sink deep into the earth,
marking their passage in the soil of time.
We carry with us the burden of stories untold,
dreams unrealized,
and memories that cling like shadows.

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Yet, in the silence of our motion,
there is strength.
We learn to balance the weight—light as feathers,
heavy as stones—on shoulders that have grown sturdy from each mile.
Every stumble, every ascent,
shapes the way we stand,
the way we move through the world.

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And as we walk,
the load shifts,
the journey becomes the destination,
and the weight no longer hinders—
it defines us.
For within every step,
we carry the beauty of what we've seen,
who we've loved,
and all we’ve survived.