Hello, younger Me
Hello, younger me.
You're confused,
That much I know.
You're not sure what you like
Or exactly where to go.
I wish that I could promise
"You'll know by thirty-three."
But that's a baseless, flat-out lie
Though I wish it were easy.
I wish goals had a start date
(I wish I'd have at least one too)
I wish I could give you solid truth
And tell you what to do.
But our dilemma here,
As odd though it may be
I'm glad you don't know the future
I'm glad you don't know me.
I know you're getting angry.
I know, I was you too.
I know you're all upset now
Since this is all I say to you,
You might think that it's bleak
And though it may seem mean,
I know you're in a tizzy
Since your future won't come clean.
But that's the one thing that I think
You really need to know
Just keep doing what you're doing,
And your future, too, will grow.
Just work on getting better
But don't fret on mistakes.
Take advice from those around you,
But don't take it from the flakes.
And though you may be stressing,
My main point is to don't!
You just keep right on living,
And we'll both see where it goes.
And when that bright day comes,
When you've caught right up to me,
I know we'll both be happy
When we look back and we see,
Despite the troubling times,
And the glaringly sad heartaches,
We are who we are
By daily choices we did make.
So good luck on your journey,
Shoot for stars and for the moon
One step, then another,
And I know I'll see you soon.