An old soul

When I look back on my life  
What will I have learned  
I know to trust my instincts  
And to have faith in my intuition  
Because all of those little niggles
were my warning signs to heed to take care
And in the case of my heartbreaks  
I could have avoided and dodged the misery  
But I also learned  
That I was meant to have those experiences  
Because each and every one  
Prepared me to help my children  
With their own setbacks, their disappointments
I was able to comfort, guide and advise  
So gradually I learned  
That all my experiences happened for a reason  
And I am grateful for each and every one  
I’m thankful I was blind to my red flags  
And that fate did indeed have me covered
So to all those boyfriends who blindsided me  
To all the mean girls at work who were unkind  
To the school friends who body shamed me  
And the teachers who wrote me off  
Thank you, you were part of my journey  
And because of you I became a wise old soul