Just because
you pass me
on the street.
See me,
from afar.
Then in
your head,
you decide
you will
not speak.

Do not presume,
you know me.
For my shoes
will never
fit your feet.

Where i stand
is in,
my own
life’s story.
You have yours
and i have mine.
Neither road,
is paved in glory.

Do not presume,
you understand
my feelings.
For these
are mine
and mine
alone.

They all
respond
to my
life’s journey.
From where
i’ve walked.
To where i stand.

Just because,
we do not speak.
Do not presume,
you know me.
For what
you see,
is just a view.
It’s not
my emotions,
or my
struggles
that i
go through.

So next time,
you pass me,
on the street.
Communicate.
If you want
to gain
that true
understanding
of me.

For i am
just like you.
Yes.
I am
human too.

Made of
flesh and blood.
I feel
the pain
when i am hurt.
Just like you,
i cry too.
Just like you.
Just like you.
Just like you.

For we
all have
our own
life stories.

Even though,
each road
is different,
that we
travel on.

For in
the end,
it’s the journey
that we
learn from.

A lifetime,
of self-discovery,
to help us
grow and
to help
us build.
So we
can make
our own,
life plan.

So,
for now.
This is
my life’s story.
From where
i’ve walked.
To where,
i stand.
From where
i’ve walked.
To where,
i stand.


(02/05/23)




© Josephine Daniels.