Chosen

My hands have grown to grasp
more than just a little finger,
my vocabulary has expanded far beyond
the words "Mama" and "Dada"
my feet have become near twice the size
of my entire body when I was born,
and I've come to see the world
from a new height, much higher
than a few inches off the ground.

I've changed from an infant,
to a child, a youth to a teen and then
an adult, but now I've become a man,
much older and wiser
than my former self,
more understanding of how my life
can move in so many directions,
even though I'm aware of the path
I've chosen.