I Will Be Okay

Clouds.

I remember when I was little. Those were the days I wish I would've enjoyed more. I was so careless & free.

I remember being buckled up in my car seat and staring out the window as my mom drove me home from school. Staring up at the perfect blue sky and looking at the clouds, always wishing to go up there and walk upon them. I could walk on and on and jump around in the fluffiness and never fall because it was always there, ready to catch me.

That was before I knew that in reality you could fall right through them. That was before I knew that not everything will be there for you. That was before I knew that perfection doesn't exist. That was when I was foolish & didn't know anything. But it was better that way, right?

Today, I stare up at the clouds and think about my future. I stare at the clouds and think about all the pages of homework I need to finish when I get home. I think about my upcoming tests & sport competitions. I stare up at those clouds and think nothing alike about them as I used to.

In fact, when I was little, I actually saw clouds. I saw the clouds; bright & clear. Now all I see are quiz grades & hateful comments fogging up my eyes. The clouds aren't even visible anymore.

And I guess that's okay. I learned that as you get older, you don't always see what you used to. You see beyond the fog and beyond the clouds. You see new opportunities & you understand more

aspects of life. Maybe we shouldn't sit around aimlessly dreaming about the walk along clouds & face the reality:

Life is tough, but you must be tougher. Clouds won't be there to catch you.