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Whims of the wind


I am human with a soul,
Who bleeds when I see pain,
Feel hurt when a friend is in trouble,
Eager to make my name.

I wish to be remembered,
After I am long gone.
I hope to lead a proud existence,
With no regrets at the end.

An insignificant dot growing to be glorious,
Ageing to gain wisdom that can be lessons,
Yearning to learn new every day,
So that someday I'd have a great story to share.

Patience is a virtue,
One which I do not possess,
A character I wish to acquire,
No matter the price I have to pay.

Someday I'll connect all the dots,
All the things I've learnt over the years,
Forgoing the things my fickle self wants,
To earn the things I crave to possess.

It might not be a single instance in time,
But on that day when I reminisce them all,
I will have achieved all I I've set out to gain,
I will have created meaning to my life.

I will let my mind run free,
Put down the burden I have willingly taken,
And let me be my fickle self again,
Go where whims of the wind take me.

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