"Dead people receive more flowers
than the living ones
because regret is stronger
than gratitude."

-Anne Frank

running with the pack
wagging their tails endlessly
full of excitement

Kings have reigned less time
Than the years I spent loving you.

my dreams and aspirations
cannot be confined to this textbook
for it can’t teach me how to
walk the cobblestoned streets of stockholm,
surf the waters of bondi beach,
ride the canals of amsterdam,
nor hike the city of cinque terre.

but here i am, not knowing what the future holds in store for me,
just waiting for the time to come
of which i can experience
the joy that is to travel.