See

I yearn to burst through 
The sky, up from the dirt below me, 
But not from any hate for all things 
Behind or under me but rather 
For my love for them, which 
Many would think odd since 
We have been taught for
Ages to look from the end of a line 
Segment to the tip and not the 
Other way, valuing growth, 
Moving forward, up and up
And up, into the spaces beyond
Us, but this freedom is
An illusion, for the directions
Telling us success is when 
We reach far ahead than
Anyone else who dares to
Walk, take us only along one
Way out of infinite ways, all going 
In infinite directions, to infinite 
Places and it seems odd 
That the only way valued 
Is a straight line leading to 
A single place, where we sit back 
And relax, sip champagne and 
Revel in our success,
Yet woefully remain unaware of
The places which were
Next to us on our path,
Only to reach the end of our timeline,
Close our eyes, 
And stop.
But I have a problem treating 
Something as gallant as life 
As a set path to 
Follow without question,
I may turn to the sides to see what’s
Out there, I may turn back 
And take another way, and I may
Even stop and smell the 
Goddamn roses - I will take any way 
I want to take, for I am tired of
Hearing people treat the things they
Experience in life as entries for a
Competition and the 
People they meet as merely 
Connections to make use of, and
So, I will go to my destination, 
In my own sweet time,
Taking all the detours I want 
To take for one can 
Never learn anything new walking
Along a path which is already paved,
I will take the winding dirt roads, which
Seem to go in every possible direction,
And appear lost to the people who
Sit in the safety of their comforts,
For only then, when I reach the end of my
Own timeline, will I be able to 
Close my eyes and rest,
Knowing that my paths in 
Life were as vibrant as an artist’s
Canvas, chaotic and beautiful, and
So, I will continue to yearn to burst 
Through the sky, for then I will be
Free to choose my own way,
And I’ll look and see,
The beauty around me.

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