For many years I waited.
Till I got brave,
Till people kinder,
Till life got easier.
But I've realized,
That me that will be better?
That's still me, just in six months.
Those people that will be kinder?
That's still the people I've always known.
Life will be hard,
So let it be.
Don't wait for the elevator that will never come.
Take the stairs.
Do the hard thing now.
May 21
May 21, 2026 at 3:04 PM UTC
For many years I waited.
Till I got brave,
Till people kinder,
Till life got easier.
But I've realized,
That me that will be better?
That's still me, just in six months.
Those people that will be kinder?
That's still the people I've always known.
Life will be hard,
So let it be.
Don't wait for the elevator that will never come.
Take the stairs.
Do the hard thing now.
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