Building a Better Me (In Times of Standing Still)

i see the far greater country ahead of me. it's a distance away so long that it's indeterminate, but it's so close that i can taste it in my nostrils, on the tip of my tongue, that it might drive someone insane if they let it. for a while there, i think it was starting to do just that. had to stop walking for a while, look around, and just take it all in. smell the air of my present. feel the life all around me and put away the aggravation and bitterness. grow in patience and grace. remember love and keep it in you. waiting for tomorrow would kill me if today didn't bring so many blessings. the worry and the anxiety lie broken and bleeding on the floor. the courageous monster roars again. the mighty albatross shakes off his funk and flaps his wings. he flaps the hell out of them.

carpe diem. take no prisoner. and nothin' but love. i'm standing my ground. i'm moving, growing, starting to get a little bit of what's going on. if you're there, you get it. if not, it's cool, we'll all float on. i'm happy to be where i am, finally, but i still feel the itch at my soul when i think of my future. i guess i'm thankful. i'm here, i'm supposed to be, it's gonna work out. and it's been pretty good all along... it's just hard to tell sometimes when your head is buried in the sand. but like it was previously mentioned... the monster's back.

...so lock up your daughters. hahaha

~Drew