one day i woke up
creative prose 2024 published in Issue 3: The Fool Meets the World, IBCoMagazine
i don't know if you're gonna get me here, but when i was 17, i thought i glimpsed the essence of existence and captured the life as it is. by the time i turned 18, i was pretty sure i mastered the way to deal with my emotions, figured out my passions, defined my values and priorities. mapping my path forward, i was making only minor alternations when needed, sure of my maturity.