B R O O C H

Once upon a time

I realized I forgot something

While I was traveling around the world

so many things happened

and I forgot

my precious thing

It is

never too heavy

but full of solemn presence

When plenty of sunlight showers down

it brims with glowing warmth

It may be found anywhere

but not just anywhere

I search for it desperately

I stride

I yawn

and I get hungry too

Days go by over and over

Someone beside me

is laughing

"What are you laughing at?!"

I know I shouldn't be, but I feel a bit annoyed

After a while

I feel silly and jolly

For reasons unknown giggles and chuckles start to spread

Sometimes

it's better not to search for reasons

and just feel this very moment

Am I

too carefree?

Here I am

feeling empty

again

No matter who or how many people surround me

I dwell in my own solitude

I cry

I even scream

I drown in silence

After all the sighs...

I can breathe deeply now

and then

I truly remember

that the sky is blue

To look at the world outside

is just like listening to the world within yourself

but it's also very easy

to lose my track

Where am I 

standing now?

A step that I just took

leads to thousands of footprints

Whether I step back

skip forward

or stand still

I embrace the truth 

that my journey 

will continue for eternity

Once in a while I feel like giving up

but when I start walking once again

thinking about various encounters that await me

"thump, thump" the sound of my march

turns into the beating of my heart

What's this tremble that I've never felt before?!

I place my right hand silently

there it was

the brooch of mine

This road continues far beyond

Rather than counting all the missing pieces

remember the jubilant now

I ornament my heart with this little prayer of mine

A touching gift from Ashley. In a card she expressed that this book reminded her so much of me and the story of my life shared through this blog. When I read it I was near tears! I can connect every element of this book back to a point in my life, especially over the past five years. I am going to remember this during my journeys; when I find myself feeling scared or even glad it will be a point of inspiration for me.

Thank you again, Ashley. I will never forget everything you've given me this week!