I set off on a journey
On which I'd find my soul
Or so that was my hope
What I found was much more

I struggled on the narrow bridge
They called Vulnerability
I'd locked myself away
Even I didn't know me

When I opened up the door,
What remained were tiny shards
Of a person once there
But never quite untorn

I picked my favorite pieces
And stuck them where they fit
But the image they created..
I didn't recognize it

So I went to the deepest depths
Through the caves of doubt
I crept
I dug till there was nothing left
And when I found it so
I wept

Not for the lack of findings
But for the lack of doubt
I held onto my courage
And even I had made it out

The next hurdle was a mountain
We called it Motivation
Along the climb I'd find
The smallest fragments of my mind

One's that urged me
"Keep smiling,
Keep searching,
Keep growing"

Soon I reached
The castle of dreams
It was quite tired, worn
Long forgotten I'm sure
I searched among its treasures
And lost secrets I had learned

Next I had to jump
Take a leap of faith
Into the ocean of change
I had to accept the waves
And gently they led me
Not once astray

When I landed
I had an epiphany
This journey is never ending
Not until I am done for
This tale is not already written.
It is mine to finish.