Standing up

I will not grow up and succumb to tragedy but instead stay young at heart, quick to love, and accepting of the choices others have made, not for me, but for themselves. I will immerse myself in memories not long forgotten and discard that which does not help me. I will seek God in all that is good and the unsavory. In this quest for serenity I will remember where it is that I am going and how it is that I came to be. When you look at me I hope that you find someone who chose to stand up rather than to fall for that which is so easily fallen for.