Turning 20

It's strange

how childhood felt 

like a train ride 

that never stops

like reading a book

with an infinite number of pages

But now you're 19-turning-twenty

and the train has finally

come to a stop

the tracks have changed its path

and you've reached the end

the epilogue 

It's time to move on

move along and grow up

step off that train

and on to the next adventure

close that book

and start a new chapter

Be brave and brace yourself

for there is more to come

beginnings can be daunting

because it also means

saying goodbye to a life

you've lived and loved.

- RMB