In my twenty three years

I have never experienced
hunger
thirst
war
or a loss so great
that its crippling effects have consumed me.
I have never experienced
grief
regret
heartbreak
or love.
I may know a little bit about
awe
disappointment
happiness
shame,
but who really knows
anything about anything really…
Aren’t we all running on
borrowed time and fixed perceptions,
illusions delusional
of reality?

Sometimes I feel like
I am missing out
like my life is incomplete
because I haven’t been
in the full spectrum
of experiences

We all move at our own pace in life
and I will take a turn
to know what it feels like
to be profoundly

Human