No use in counting four-leaf
clovers. The leaves are torn; I’ve
saved a few. The rest is up
to me and you.
I’ve opened all the fortune cookies.
Their words are kind; I’ve read
a few, but I’ll write my own,
just like you do.
Someday, I’m going to pave my
own way, not going to follow
anyone who doesn’t
appreciate me.
You’d say, look how I’ve grown and
changed into who I
am today, and
you’d be so proud of me.
This story’s only just beginning,
affirming time spent waiting.
When I was younger,
time spent friendly and endless; it’s
catching up, but I’ll out-run it.
This dream
is more than reality,
as soon as I believe;
it’s not as hard as it seems.
Someday, I’m going to pave my
own way, not going to follow
anyone who doesn’t
appreciate me.
You’d say, look how I’ve grown and
changed into who I
am today, and
you’d be so proud of me.
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