17

Like a joke you slipped in
Slowly making yourself known
Funny how your time has reached
Awestruck understates my state

Beautiful moments, butterfly days
Inexpressible joy, stomach-felt laughters
Draining hours, cloudy weeks
Heartfelt tears, inexplicable pain

Clarity, confusion, headway, stuck
Surrounded, alone, free, tamed

Rooted, shaken, faithful, faithless
Careful, carefree, bothered, unbothered

Like man and shadow
We journeyed through these
A cheerfully giving abstract entity
Opening the doors of reality

In my little way I am expressing
The gratitude spoken words can't capture
Keeping close to my heart
The life lessons and memories we made

Hopeful, expectant, insecure, afraid
The gum sticking emotions I inhibit
Purposeful, unsure, dependent, independent
This crossover is a milestone

It was just yesterday
The shrieking sound was heard
Today the chapter is closing
An entity coming to form

17 you will be fondly remembered
A strong foundation was one of your product
Revelations and mysteries are part of your history
Farewell and welcome to the new paragraph