Back in the
Day life
Felt better,
Burdens lighter,
Friendships tighter.
Was life really
Better then?
Or does time
Write fictitious
Fantasies?
We reflect
With nostalgic eyes,
But reality reveals why
Life was simpler;
Our charges lighter.
Hidden hands
Bore weighty burdens
Lightening life—
Our parents’ battles
Remain unseen.
Friendships faded,
Weathered by time.
Victims of change?
Or did life’s paths
Simply diverge?
We cannot return
Back to the days
That never were.
Perfect pasts
Don’t exist.
Published by TheOtherKLM
I really hate talking about myself, but if I have to...
I’m K.L. McDaniel, the person behind TheOtherKLM. I’m an introvert with extrovert moments, a fitness-minded person fighting later-age fat, and someone trying to keep life somewhat organized without pretending it isn’t a mess.
Here, I write about the things I keep coming back to: movement, mental health, learning, self-awareness, and the strange little contradictions that make people interesting. I’m not here to act like I have everything figured out. I’m here to think through it, laugh when possible, and maybe find a little balance in the middle of the clutter.
So, that’s me. More or less.
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