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I don’t know

where life will lead me

I don’t pretend to.

No blueprint folded in my pocket

No shortcut scribbled by someone richer than my doubt

I don’t know.

But I know this.

When the room gets heavy

When the days forget their purpose

My people will need me

And I will show up

Even if I arrive tired

Even if I arrive unsure

Even if all I bring

is my presence

I don’t know

how love is supposed to save me

I’ve seen love fail

I’ve seen it leave

I’ve seen it arrive late

with apologies that limp

Still

I know for sure

my people will love me

Not because I am perfect

But because I stay

Because I listen

Because I choose us

over the easy exit

I don’t know

how things are going to change

Some nights

the future feels like a locked door

with no handle

just my reflection staring back

But I believe

time keeps receipts

It will tell the truth

about how much I tried

how much I fell

how many times I stood up

without an audience

I don’t know

how success will recognize me

or how failure will say my name

But I’m learning

both are temporary visitors

Neither gets to move in

I don’t know

how kindness is supposed to help

in a world that rewards noise

sharp elbows

and cold ambition

But listen

If you love

and love

and love

and love

Something refuses to die

Something remembers you

Something survives the collapse

Maybe that’s the real victory

Not the height you reach

but the hands you never drop

I don’t know

where life will lead me

But I walk anyway

With open hands

With a steady heart

And what I know for sure

is enough

My people

are my direction