Poem: Turning 30

I smiled and cried, laughed and hurt, as if it all meant something. I cared and bothered, loved and hated like everything was up to me.

I reached out and tried to change everything that wasn’t meant to be I suffered and took pride in it, The meaning of life was everywhere where I could see.

I had my moments of shallow beauty, of surreal joy and pride. I felt many eyes upon me, A young woman whose time has come, Sometimes I hid and sometimes I took it in stride.

I had fear of what is to come, of uncertainty and failure. But I was sure and felt secure, with people all around me. And then the delusion broke, Until I saw, how each of us is truly alone.

I lived through pain, through hope and strength, I lived through joy and love and regret. 30 years into my life, I wonder what is yet to come. what else could there be, If there are more highs and lows, More emotions than already.

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