I am entering
that part of my life
where things
are things
are finally looking
up

not to say
that my challenges
are not greater
than ever

and not to say
I don't recognize
how important
this period
will be

but I am ready for this
I am ready for the schools
and the jobs and the women
and the ****-ups that will
inevitability happen.

I am will tackle them,
foolishly or not,
and, for the first time,
leave an imprint
on this
world.