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Writer's pictureAleah Parsons

23 is

23 is

Not knowing what happens next

· Its scary

Using my own two feet to walk

· Not yours

No longer making excuses

· You’ll have to excuse me today because I made an excuse.

Crying and then smiling a second later because of that epiphany I just had

· Don’t ask me why I cried when I started to smile.

Telling them the truth no matter how bad it hurts

· Being vulnerable is hard for me.

Growing my hair out and feeling unpretty sometimes

· Not today, today I feel pretty.

Having an idea and pursuing it

· This poem was an idea and now your reading it.

Honestly telling you I have no idea what I’m doing

· Hi, my name is Aleah and I have no idea what I’m doing.

Occasionally knowing what I’m doing

· Nope still don’t.

Not thinking about my 24th

· I’m trying to learn how to love the years God gives me one year at a time.

Remembering my 21st

· I met myself that year.

Realizing what I learned at 22

· I can’t do this life thing without God.

Choosing God for myself

· Remember when I said I have no idea what I’m doing. I don’t really have to because God does.

Letting them in and letting them go

· Letting go of past hurts and allowing new friendships to flourish.

23 is the age I turned this year.

23 is another year of life.

· Happy 23rd Aleah, from an Aleah who has been 23 for a month now to a past Aleah who just turned 23.

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