Example

The only thing that makes me feel like I have grown up, at least a little bit, is the fact that even though I don’t have everything in my life, it still isn’t a thought that keeps me awake at night. I wouldn’t go as far as to call that satisfaction, but I sure as hell think of that as a way on that path. A path where, I guess, all of us are destined to move so as to achieve, let’s call it the clichéd way, happiness.

Was 6 when I lost my first tooth

who took it away, was it a mouse, an albatross?

I slept that night waiting, for the fairy

thinking of the reward that will outweigh my loss

The next day I woke up, excited

turned my pillow over, tensed

I found nothing in that spot, shocked

lay my head on the wall, against

Was 13 when I lost my last tooth

who took it away, I know more asked

I lay on bed that night, peaceful and quiet

thinking of a day from the past

Do you remember, when you were six

and that night of wait and the following dawn

here you are with all new teeth, more powerful

I fell asleep with a satisfactory yawn

To be very honest, time takes things away from you. Things that you love, hate or things that you don’t even have an opinion upon, there is no discrimination in any way whatsoever. Obviously, there are many pros and cons of this. The society forces us to believe that whatever happens, happens for the best reason. If you lose something, it was supposedly meant to be lost for better things to come into your life. I have never thought of this the same way. If you lose something, you lost it. If you gain something, you gained it. YOU did it. There is no force of destiny or fate acting to make things go in a particular direction. As Adam Levine beautifully says, “It was always you.”

Stayed up all night, for that test

She wanted to get that smile of consent

the nod of hard work and the glance of pride

for her these things were more than they meant

It was luck, some commented

you were born talented, said the rest

but only she knew the work it took

to get to the level of the best

SHe could easily have lamented

about all the wrong things in her life

the less hours of sleep she got

the ignored friendships, balancing on a knife

SHe could easily have said

maybe it was meant to be

lets just count my issues

form one to twenty three

But, stayed up all night, for that test

She wanted to believe, she wanted to dream

the thrill of success, the vibe of triumph

for her these things are more than they seem

Laugh while you can and love while you dare to, cause after the dust settles and this amazing beautiful revolt of a disastrous life seems to make sense to you, you would stop daring. You would stop doing what you can and you would start learning to feel okay with things as they are. Burn your way through and cry your tears away, let it all go before the meaning of pain becomes clear to you. Because why should all things mean something and why should all feelings be connected with something bigger than they are?

Go fall down and cry because strength is over rated and tears are way under rated. Suck up in a corner room if you feel the world has been cruel to you, but what truly matters is the next thing you do. It’s all on you. Plan freely and build ambitiously. Watch your life crumble all around you and still dare to move on. Trust blindly and dream without reason. Watch that dream you dreamt when you were 10 take shape and pat your back for the work you put to get this far.

What is a dream that wasn’t beautiful

what is a dream that did not break

what is a dream that wasn’t tough

what is a dream that was not dreamt awake

I began with a cliché, seems fair to end with one. The day you start to blame life for the things happening to you is the day you lose. What is winning then? In short, not losing. Motivate yourself, love yourself and think for yourself. You will have lots of time when you are 72 and mumbling about medicines to take with no teeth and looking for your glasses that were on your head all the time. You will have lots of time then, to think about what you did, why you did and how you did it. Maybe some regrets, maybe some failures. Maybe some amazing memories, maybe some amazing dreams. Maybe some beautiful people, maybe some not so beautiful. Maybe some pretty days and maybe some dark nights. Maybe then will you have the actual freedom to think, “Well, it’s life. ”

Maybe.