Outgrow

you outgrow your shoes, as you outgrow neighboring souls,

shed phases and people like those worn incredibly thin

you embrace new paths, with mostly unknown goals

the journey before you unfolds within

you scan your surroundings to see now no reminiscence of your past situation,

like the shoes you wore on the first day of middle school

you find instead the shoes you wore to your senior graduation

leave them behind you will, shoes or people or jewels

-Ash Deo