Joyful Ruins

Do I get to love

the mistake ridden me?

The one who sees the train coming

yet stays on the tracks

because she’s never even risked

standing on them before?

Do I allow myself

to make mistakes?

Knowing at the end of them

I am still loved and alive

I have learned and grown

And what even is a mistake?

Is it really such an evil

to try…….

Is it wrong to see if something works

only to find out it hurts?

Am I making mistakes

or just living life?