who am i
i used to know
but i was so much simpler then

i know nothing
not a thing
i am so much wiser now
than when i thought
i knew it all

i learn and grow
i change and heal
day by day
week by week

who am i now
who will i be
i have no clue
i wait and see

i had a plan
or thought i did
the one they gave me
long ago

i tried their path
for far too long
before admitting
it was wrong

so now i must
turn back the clock
do it over
all again

i start afresh
chart new course
rebuild myself
as i must be
upon a path
that's right for me

where am i going
i know not yet
but from now on
i will choose
and create myself

along the way
i will drink the smells
and taste the colors
of the roses

i shall marvel
at the sunsets
and gasp at all
the tiny miracles
that make up daily existence

i shall love deeply
freely, fully
no reservation, hesitation
accept the risk
should heartache come
but no more will i be numb

say yes to life
escape my past confine
of limits my own design
this today i vow

life will be the journey
not the destination
the exploration
of self creation
and appreciation

who am i
that i will know
only when i reach
the final destination
and draw my last
inhalation