Flowing through, around, away, towards,
Reflecting upon, absorbing some things along the way,

Some phrases, some habits, kept aside, far ahead,
Misspelled words, amalgams of languages,
Some French from class left mid way,
To toddler’s phrases, easier to parse ones only,

Trying to get a little wiser, helpful, nicer maybe too,
With selflessness infiltrating every one of those around,
Acceptance and respect, to be learnt further,

Acquiring habits, lemon teas, to black coffees,
Being awake most of the times,
And slowly transitioning back to lemons and a whole lot of sleep,

Keeping everything clean, to taking care of those around,
More humility, bonds cared and nourished,

To being grateful,
Then, now, forever,
For everything, always!