…Photo by Ravi Roshan on Unsplash

Here’s to

the crush we might never date

the billions we might never make

the businesses we might never start

the perfect family we might never have

the first class degrees we might never get

the mistakes we might never be able to fix

the dreams that might die in our heads

absolute happiness we might never find

life, and all its uncertainties

Here’s to

satisfaction, not with mediocrity but in content

finding happiness everywhere we can

strength as we grow

wisdom we get from our experiences

fighting on, knowing when to stop, and when to keep on

love, the hope that we find it

hope, the light that keeps us moving

life, and all it brings.

Here’s to us, the authors of our stories — writing it each day as we live