One More Mile
Last night I was hanging out with my best friend.
He had called me out of the blue, asking if I wanted to do something. Truth is, I was itching to get out of the house but I didn’t tell him. He knows my home life is tense right now, even with my father gone for the week, but I haven’t exactly told him the way I feel like a prisoner in my own home; the way I feel like I’m drowning everyday; the way I feel so lost…
We went to the very top level of one of the parking garages at the university he goes and where I’ll soon be going also. It was a breath-taking night.
Since fall has started, the temperatures have cooled and the breeze that whipped around us made me so relaxed. He doesn’t know exactly how much I needed that outing. I finally felt like I could breath.
From up there, we could see most of the city. Though there were cars everywhere, it was a calm night. We weren’t the only ones in the top levels, but it sure felt like we were. We sat on the hood of my car and looked across the city with the radio in my car blasting random music.
We just talked. We weren’t our usual goofy selves, though we still had fun. He needed a break from all the responsibilities he had waiting for him back home and me? I needed a break from my life.
The night was as dark as it could get with very few stars visible because of the city lights. I had a sudden urge to just fly. To just leap into the air and take off away from the harsh reality of my life. How nice it would’ve been. The cool breeze caressing my face. The clouds brushing past me. To be that much closer to the stars… Yes, it would’ve been very nice.
Unfortunately, we don’t have that kind of luxury. To simply leave your problems and stress behind. The thing about life is that it makes you face your problems and you can’t run away. No matter how much of your energy gets depleted, we cannot simply turn our backs. Though others may try, they soon learn that it’s simply not a choice.
But I know I will find my way. Life is a never-ending journey. I cannot stop merely because I’m feeling too weak. Life will leave me behind. I’m already having a hard time keeping up. I just have to face my problems head on. No turning back. I just have to do it a mile at a time. Each time I want to give up, I have to keep reminding myself, "Just one more mile…"
Just one more mile…
"One more mile to find your way
One more hour to make the day
One more mile it will be okay"