enlightenment

I am one month shy of turning 23. 

I have a whole life ahead of me to steer.

I have opportunities waiting for me in the next three quarters of a century,

I have dreams, big and small, to catch and turn into reality.

I have places to travel to, people to meet,

knowledge to acquire, music to play,

life experiences-- pleasant and painful ones-- to fill in my journals,

I may be the most terrible person at organising my life goals

I can't paint a definite picture of myself in 30 years

Often, I get distracted and end up somewhere foreign,

But I believe that being laid back yet armed with the right drive 

means life will blow me to the most unexpected places,

 and that this life will not be confined to a rigid, straight, road.

 Things have and will continue to happen throughout the years,

but I will not let them take away the rest of my life from me:
They will not be allowed to coagulate and take up space where my dreams are produced--
 they will be recycled into jokes for catch up sessions at the dinner table.

I will not spare anymore time, energy or tears on undeserving people who crave for it,  

I will not stoop to their level; 

I will keep my dignity and just walk away.

I will not leech or depend on anyone else but myself.

"When the going gets tough,

the tough gets rough"

Billy ocean