Small Steps | Teen Ink

Small Steps

November 2, 2017
By AleXtreme BRONZE, San Ramon, California
AleXtreme BRONZE, San Ramon, California
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Honey, don't stop trying, and you'll get what you deserve."


Small Steps
Breathe in,
out
The chair
pressing cold and hard
against my back.
I look down
the fretboard,
daunting
daring me to play
Metallic strings,
indented ridges
nipping at my fingertips.

I begin
twelfth fret, fourth string
fifteenth fret second string
the riff
forming
"Sweet Child O' Mine"

I tense,
pluck a flat note,
and stop,
defeated,
hands trembling.

I look to the future,
understand the path,
get into position,
and begin again



Similar Articles

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.