TOO FAR TO TURN AROUND

I remember when I first started this journey,
I was a total novice, an absolute stranger to the road ahead,
So, I stumbled a lot of times, scraped my face,
Bruised a knee, broke an ankle, even missed my way,

But I continued, I pressed on and I wasn't deterred,
Still, I didn't get better, sometimes I got worse,
But I was willing to learn, to change, to grow,
Hence, I was able to go a long way on this journey,

Now, years later, I still feel the splashing of the waves,
And I'm still often jostled by the gust of the winds,
But through it all I persevere and press on,
For I realize that I have now come too far to turn around,

I may not know what lies ahead,
I may not know what the future holds,
I may not even be certain of how to navigate,
The familiar but yet unpredicatable routes of this journey,
But I know this one thing: there is no turning back,
For I have come too far to turn around,

So, let time stop,
Let my world come crashing down,
Let me lose all I call valuable on this journey,
I will press on and hold on,

I will walk if I have to,
Crawl if I have to,
Creep if I have to,
I will even roll if I have to,
But turn around, that's not even possible,
For at the end of this journey, lies a prize,
Which the entirety of earth's wealth cannot buy,
Besides, I think I've come too far to turn around.