On the way to Becoming

What will you encounter

on the way to becoming?

How many springs will bloom

within you?

How many trails

will your bare feet

carve a path for?

Until you are who you’ve been seeking

What tunes will you sing?

What jokes will you tell

about your siblings?

Will you remember me

when you are on your merry way?

Or the lavender sunset

at the edge of the world?

All of the people you have been

and the places you have encountered

I won’t know what your life will be like

When you reach the waterfall

Or cross every destination on your list

I won’t hear about the paths not taken

and the shortcuts that turned into

memories

but I am glad that I learned

what the blush on your olive skin looks like

while you are side by side

with me

before you leave to seek another trail