A Plea from Yourself
Dear Younger Self,
I wish I had told you this earlier,
I wish I had known this
Before I aged with time like an old wine
Before we became two different people
One lingering in the past
As the other flounders in the future
I wish I had a chance to explain.
This world we live in is not serene.
You and your callow beginnings
Heedless in an orb of shambles
So virtuous and so euphoric
With giggles of purity in the light,
You cannot even begin to imagine
The bleak and bitter present,
Wave after wave
Demise, gloom, crusades
Without remorse or empathy.
This is the world I live in.
No matter how many sun and stars rotate,
We stand forsaken.
My world slams against the winds in a losing battle
It fights against the inevitable
Every so hopeful
But ever so hopeless.
And amidst the storm,
Know that this is where I am
This is where you will be.
Listen to me for I have the experience you’ve yet to achieve.
Once you come face to face with the next ripple,
Strive and strike against the rocks
Slam into the obscurities with confidence
Crawl out of that innocent shell
For the world has no place for the pure
Manifest in your wisdom but do not doubt that of others
Be the mellow in the storm
And the commander in the confusion
Distinguish the white and the black
Before you walk in the grey with purpose
For me, it is too late to refine this course
But for you, my younger self
Who has yet to be zealous and engrossed
Hear this advice from your future self
For I have no more words, but a plea
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Sincerely, You