He always said, “do what you love.”
I stand at the summit of the world,
Knowing now that there are much higher peaks to reach.
I feel like a pilot just leaving the runway.
I finally can see what you mean,
The potential you saw in me.
I follow in your footsteps,
No longer lost, no longer in lockstep.
My life begins today.
I’m letting the past stay past.
Lessons learned, scrapes scabbed over.
My first step on the path of my choosing.
You were always proud of me,
But now I’ve finally justified it.
I wish you could see me, were here with me.
I’d want to share this new journey with you.
I’ll keep moving, keep dreaming, keep living.
I’ll be everything you knew I could,
Everything I hoped I would.
This is it. This is the rest of my life.