Moving Forward

I may have botched things,

so I'm a little frustrated,

but I haven't given up yet, okay?

I'm going to clear up

these muddled dreams

like a fog lifting,

just you watch.

Until I move ahead a step,

and then the next step,

though I may be going slowly,

I'm still moving forward

at my own pace.

It's because I have these tears

that I can take the next step.

I am clearly aware

that I am moving forward

toward the light.

-Kono Namidagaarukara Tsugino Ippotonaru, Ami Tokito

(from School Rumble)