Childhood

 I’m learning 

That the lessons

Learned in childhood

Apply to getting older

Than I’d ever imagined

You will wait. You will hate it. You will still wait. Instant gratification is never gratifying.  You will learn to become the tortoise. Again and again. You will learn there are no cures. You will manage symptoms as long as you live. Life will be your best teacher and yet greatest impediment. You will walk your own path because none is made for you. You will find that God is your moral compass from lashing out at stupidity, ignorance and je ne sais quoi. You will learn the life’s not fair continuously yet accept that said reality many times over. You will ask questions until you’re blue in the face. 

You will find solace in that song you haven’t heard in years. The mission to feel. Apathy and indifference will kill a spirit with seconds. Ask. The minute I stopped asking, it is the minute I have lost curiosity. Curiosity equals hope for me. Love. Love. And love some more. Be human. Be helpful. Be the blessing humanity needs.