Young and sweet
Cradled by the vine
Like a grape
smooth and untouched

Till I was plucked from all I knew
And thrown into the barrel of reality
Resolve tested with every step
Of their self seeking feet

Till an epiphany
was squeezed out of my desperation
We are all in this together

I allow the impacts to refine me
Fermenting through time
So that I can dine on the knowledge
That I am unmistakably
Intoxicating