If Someone Told Me

"If someone told me to stay, I'd tell them my feet aren't roots. If somebody told me to forgive, I'd tell them to set a million timers and when those timers rang, I'd consider it. If someone told me to count the stars, I'd tell them I majored in literature. If someone told me to go, I'd sit down and stretch my legs out. If someone told me to love them, I'd find a fire escape. If someone told me not to worry, I'd show them the news. If someone told me to help them move, I'd be there in a heartbeat. If someone told me to dance, I'd ask where the wine was. If someone told me you can't have everything you want, I'd agree and go home and be a bit sad and try to work out a plan to prove them wrong. If someone told me I couldn't go where I wanted, I'd set something on fire. If someone told me I was beautiful, I would try to believe it. If someone told me, I have to pack it all again, I'd nod and and feel the bittersweet strings entangling my heart. If someone told me to slow down, I'd run a marathon. If someone told me to run faster, I'd tell them it's not about the destination, it's about the journey, but not believing it myself. If someone told me that the destination is also just part of a big journey, I would tell them that we're getting a bit too deeply into journeys." she laughed.

"Seems like you have most things figured out."

"Ask me tomorrow and it might've changed." she said and parkoured out the window.