Reminiscence

This is a message for my younger self

who cried a sea of tears.

Do not be afraid of what the future holds

or of losing all you hold dear.

The things that truly matter

come freely,

they can never be taken away.

It is your choice who you want to be,

it is you who chooses the way.

And when you are given

the beloved watch,

that last gift on your

seventeenth birthday,

know it will be a keepsake in years to come

to remind you that

everything was okay.

Your confidence will grow

as you discover yourself,

do not be in a hurry to change,

or please those who

would change you

to suit themselves,

and your values and beliefs rearrange.

You are strong,

talented and powerful,

so full of dreams beyond price.

Do not cast them off

like worn out clothes,

take no heed of

the mundane advice.

And when the day comes

and you are faced with the choice

of life or death to decide,

have courage

and do not take

the easy way out,

listen to the small voice inside.

Know there are many

lives in this lifetime

that you have yet to perceive,

so much happiness to

experience and share,

an abundance of joy to receive.

So I write this for love,

for you my younger self

to share all the days I have known,

to tell you what you

needed to hear back then,

and let you know

you were never alone.