Settle For More

Don’t want to look in the wrong places

Don't want to be too hasty
Give in, give up too late or too early
Settle for less

Self-sabotage because of fear, doubt

Yet not be too unrealistic

A hopeless romantic towards life's

Enrapturing ways of beauty, yet invigoration

Awkward times

Transitioning of an emerging adult

Independent yet somewhat dependent

Dreams, hopes, expectations

When shall the day come

When it all can be grasped and tangible

Everyday seems long

When in reality a day is only

One tear in the scheme of space and time

Then other times

Time slips through the hands without a blink

Learning to live moment by moment

To be grateful for what I have

Proud of what I have achieved so far

Anxious, young, restless, and mind wide open

Ready for more, for change, and challenge

Must be patient because like everyone else

I must earn these tangibles

Through hard work, time, and sensibility

Also remind myself I am young

And must enjoy my good health

My freedom while I can

Enjoy this time on my own

Sometimes enjoy it too much

Yes, I will not settle for less

Cannot give up my steady stable pace

So much more desired, imagined, and possible

So much more to discover about myself

And how much I am willingly to settle for

By: Amara Van Orden