Closer than I've been before...

I'm closer than I've been before.
At the edge of freedom,
Looking at the big things ahead.

The time is not yet
but I sense that it's soon;
The waiting increases my excitement.

However there are moments, tired evenings
Where it all seems to be a mirage
And I think, I'm back to square one.

Sleep comes, and morning after
The sun is up, dispelling the darkness
Causing me to hope again.