final draft.

She realized life wouldn't be a simple path;

But a journey, an adventure. 

Filled with mountains to climb, rivers to cross, and forests to stumble through. 

Where hearts would be broken, but character would develop. 

She set off with a goal in mind, and a smile on her face. 

Determined to make it, to reach the end. 

To find the person she was supposed to become. 

The rivers got deep, and raged around her. 

At times it took every bit of strength, just to keep her head above water. 

She stumbled along the trail, over boulders and cliffs.
Through the forest, even when it was dark. 

She had no choice than to just keep climbing. 

She met many others along the way; every sort of person you could ever imagine. 

Every one leaving something with her, whether a small mark in her heart or an imprint in her soul;

Each one leaving a  piece that would contribute to the person she'd become. 

Her heart, had been scratched, bruised and broken, and taped back together. 

With every peak she conquered, she could always see a higher one, and aspired to reach it. 

She paused on the journey, just for a minute to catch her breath. 

Briefly glancing back, she was in awe of the beauty of life, and life she'd lived.  

The mountains, rivers, forests, and obstacles she'd conquered,

Were simply part of a process, molding and carving her into something new and refined.

And she realized, perhaps there was no final destination, no end to this journey.
If she was willing to keep pushing, never give up, the peaks were infinite.