TOO FAR TO TURN AROUND

I remember when I first started this journey,

I was a total novice, an absolute stranger to the road ahead,

So, I stumbled a lot of times, scraped my face,

Bruised a knee, broke an ankle, even missed my way,



But I continued, I pressed on and I wasn't deterred,

Still, I didn't get better, sometimes I got worse,

But I was willing to learn, to change, to grow,

Hence, I was able to go a long way on this journey,



Now, years later, I still feel the splashing of the waves,

And I'm still often jostled by the gust of the winds,

But through it all I persevere and press on,

For I realize that I have now come too far to turn around,



I may not know what lies ahead,

I may not know what the future holds,

I may not even be certain of how to navigate,

The familiar but yet unpredicatable routes of this journey,

But I know this one thing: there is no turning back,

For I have come too far to turn around,



So, let time stop,

Let my world come crashing down,

Let me lose all I call valuable on this journey,

I will press on and hold on,



I will walk if I have to,

Crawl if I have to,

Creep if I have to,

I will even roll if I have to,

But turn around, that's not even possible,

For at the end of this journey, lies a prize,

Which the entirety of earth's wealth cannot buy,

Besides, I think I've come too far to turn around.