Half a Life
written by: Ariti Jankie
Too late or not too late to stop living half a life.
A yearning to become, living in dreams, waiting for tomorrow.
Only to live the dream half-heartedly, saddled with responsibilities.
Caring for elders, taking care of the children, losing one’s identity.
Doing the right thing, making sacrifices, to find in the end a futile journey.
How did I not know how to live life passionately?
Is it too late to stop wallowing in self-pity to get over my stupidity?
Alas, this dilemma, I fear, will be the undoing of me.
Ariti Jankie is a Trinidadian writer, now settled in the USA. She is a former journalist, seven time an author and poet. Her books include Hush. Don’t Cry and HEARTSTRINGS/TheLegacy.
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