the human road.

10. then. and now

staring out this window as the lights pass.
15 years. now I'm here. so slow but so fast.
gained and lost. lost and gained.
met people. but most of them had to fade.

a mindset like no other.
eyes inflicted like my father and mother.
heart with scars all over it. except it's still beating.
but still a person. just like you. the one who's reading.

favorite drink. raising a glass for myself.
in then end, I only have these artists and myself taking care of my health.
don't sympathize me. I walk in my own shoes.
and don't tell me you know how I feel. that saying is overused.

"I love you." a word I struggle to say.
an ash in the ashes. mom and dad. friends and family.
feelings distorted. from former memories. non glory.
only thing to take pride in is that I'm my own person. and I have my own story.

I'm not closing the book. it's still being written.
I'm still alive. I've survived. I did it.
bring your best soldiers. we'll all march to sea. and we'll keep marching.
we'll get through life together. we're here

then. and now.