“person holding gray and beige roman numeral alarm clock” by Elena Koycheva on Unsplash

I wanted to go back in time,

Back to the younger days.

The ones I thought were simpler.

Back to a time when happiness came easily.

When I had less to worry about.

But upon further reflection,

“three people standing inside Big Ben building” by Erik Witsoe on Unsplash

I couldn’t help but wonder,

Whether I was really happy.

Or was it all a facade?

I had been naive and ignorant.

I had no semblance of an idea as to who I was.

Maybe I was happier in the present.

By Nawekulo Wanjugu