It's strange
how childhood felt
like a train ride
that would never stop
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 definite 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.

There's only me, the moon and the ocean tonight
people love the ocean more when the sun is out
overwhelming brightness, shining like a damnation
but not me, the moon is my muse
I've never learned how to swim
and it's at night that I fear the ocean the most
we're staring at each other now
waiting for something, anything to happen
afraid of taking the next step, none of us moving yet
there's tension all around and it's freaking me out
but the moonlight serves as my silver lining
that tiny sliver of light is what fascinates me the most
and it's pulling me to shore
and on a night like this, I'd gladly oblige.

we have our own place in the universe
a spot specifically destined for us to inhabit
in each galaxy we have different versions of ourselves
maybe in this galaxy of ours
I'm just the space between the stars
the one who keeps them up in their places
making sure they never lose their shine.