Merry-go-round

Oh, to be twenty two,
When the world beyond your front door
Knocks at that thin slip of wood
That separates you from your next step.

Outside,
A big blue sky and a long, winding trail:
So many possibilities.
Do you not see the world is at your feet?
A space reserved just for you,
An extra special place in which to live
And dream and err.
For 'to err is human'
And you have made no irreversible errors,
At this point,
And it is only what you take from them
And which path you choose thereafter,
When the errors you make
Slap you in the face
And remind you that you are human
And fallible.

But your mother and I love you
And we will always be here for you
And you needn't fear if your old room
At the end of the upstairs hallway
Quits being the upstairs storage
And becomes your new room again,
Until the light from the tunnel
Becomes the train on which you ride.

1. There is no failure unless you don't try.

2. There is always another option.

3. Buy a ticket.

4. What do you want to try?