Day 17 - Life

I don't know if I'm qualified to write about this, seeing as I've experienced less than thirteen years of it. I don't pretend to know the struggles people in the real world are going through, the mountains of tasks they have to take on, and if I were to be thrown into it now, I would be terrified. I'm a kid. I don't know how this world works, or how to survive in it.

But if I could live a life where people choose to stay in it, where I'm brave enough to stay, where I can see I'm moving forwards, even if it's only a couple of inches at a time, I'd be willing to face it head on. I can make a life where I cho0se to stay, where others choose to stay, where I'm in constant forward motion. Where I constantly look forward instead of constantly glancing regretfully over my shoulder.

If I coated a brussel sprout in chocolate, it would still be bitter past the chocolate. I want to live a life where I don't need that facade because there is no bitterness on the inside. Where I am looking forwards, and am focused on what's ahead. Everything seems wrong in retrospect, so I want to stop looking back.

Every day, I can work to keep my gaze forward. Every day I can tell myself I want to stay and believe it. Every day, I can make others want to stay. This life is a road I am choosing to continue walking on, and I plan on making it the best I can.