My Apartment

One day, you’re sitting in your apartment, or your shared house, or your camper van

And you’re realizing just how big the world is

It felt when you were a child, that you were held at every step

Then one day, the hand slipped away

But you didn’t notice for miles and miles

Time fleetingly passed

You were pleasantly distracted by proms, graduations, achievements, milestone moments

They propelled you far beyond your teen years

High off the momentum, you are just coming down

The prom dress was the graduation was the new job was the new apartment was the moving away was the searching for love was the finding your passions was the making connections was the trying new things

The breakup was the new beginning was the breakup was the new beginning was the breakup

You look around at the things you’ve collected, the moments you’ve shared, the journeys you’ve made

And they disintegrate into the lone shadow trailing behind you

You wonder who would let a child be so alone?

You turn your head beyond for the first time again, knowing the truth

And all the sudden your feet are sore, the sun is setting, and you are gutted by the idea of tonight leading to tomorrow