Coffee Shop Sessions

dust settles upon another year,
another book of memories
of short months and long nights,
tears wiped away again and again,
hard decisions made and my reflection says:
still I remain.

now a little stronger, a little wiser,
countless lessons learned,
and full of appreciation for love gained.

thankful for new connections,
others dismissed,
and others within fingertips reach.

out of it all
I am where I am;
no longer there,
on my way
with two feet planted
moving forward.