Today I Found Me
Yesterday my dad said i can be a doctor
Yesterday my mom was sure i'll end being a lawyer
I solved so many cases in my young whether in play or reality
That i wanted to be like one of those characters in Agatha Christie's novels
The investigators and the crime solvers
In my teen, i just wanted to run away from home for good
My destination was the northern Kenya where people died of hunger
I wanted to be that one doctor there who provided medical care and taught preventions and cures
I also wanted to end up in Kibera, the largest slum in kenya
Live like the people
Live among the people
Do missionary work
I never run away, atleast not for good
I passed KCSE, Kenya highschool examination with flying colors
And went to college
In college, i was a free bird
So far away from protective rules
I met friends and did many college stuff
That college kids do, well most college kids
There were fun times, and lots of heartbreaks
I cried a lot, my tender heart was learning life the hard way
I missed classes, i failed in a few classes and i became a professional liar
Then life literally happened
College was over, so quick it seemed
I had done my three jobs and i was aiming for one job
It was a job to survive, not necessarily a job to love
It's been a couple years
I am more mature now
I see life in 3d's and 4d's
I've had my shares
I say, i've learnt my lessons
I know my limits
I know my goals
I still have the girl in me that wanted to do missionary work and help the poor and the sick
The passion is still on, the love still shines
My success is my love, my success is my passion
Copyright © Njeri Hunjeri | Year Posted 2015
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