Footprints trail through weary ground
Past shadows linger without sound
Soul turns home in trembling stride
Shame dissolves in honest tide
Forgiveness waits by open gate
Patience never arrives late
Hands reach soft toward wounded pride
Heart remembers how to stride
Healing grows through humble pace
No need rush toward grace
Every step writes brave refrain
Return outshines every pain
To come back stronger than before
This courage shakes the soul to core
No triumph rings quite as pure
As choosing home despite the fear