Everyone you meet
has something to teach you—
even the ones who stay a moment,
even the ones who leave too soon.
Some will show you kindness,
soft as sunlight on tired skin.
Some will show you strength,
quiet and unspoken,
the kind born from surviving.
Others will show you pain—
not to break you,
but to uncover the places
you still need to heal.
Some will teach you patience,
some will teach you boundaries,
and a few rare souls
will teach you love
in a way you never knew existed.
Every person is a chapter,
every encounter a line—
and whether you keep them
or let them go,
they shape you
in ways you won’t see
until later.
Everyone you meet
has something to teach you—
and sometimes
the lesson
is simply
who you’re becoming.
Through the Fog 