W. D. Ehrhart

The next Step

The next step you take
may lead you into an ambush.
The next step you take may trigger a tripwire.
The next step you take may detonate a mine.
The next step you take
may tear your leg off at the hip.
The next step you take may split your belly open.
The next step you take
may send a sniper's bullet through your brain.
The next step you take. The next step you take.
The next step. The next step.
The next step.