“Have you ever noticed how many silences there are Gilbert? The silence of the woods....of the shore....of the meadows....of the night....of the summer afternoon. All different because the undertones that thread them are different.”
Truth can take us places. It can lead us to conclusions or back to beginnings. Truth can beour best friend or our worst enemy. Truth can slap us in the face and leave us spinning,unsure where to turn next. Yet, through the power of reflection, we can find truth rightbeside us. The power of reflection is something that continues to astound me, and I hold itvery close to my heart.
What are your…
People keep urging me to let go, to move on from you and find someone new. It wasn’t as easy as they made it seem, despite knowing that all the feelings I have will forever be unrequited.
But that didn’t make the feat impossible.
I’ve moved on, I’ve let go of everything we could have been and everything we will never be. I’ve buried all the emotions under the deepest pits of my heart, making sure it will never break free regardless of whatever happens in the future.
Yet instead of being happier, I feel emptier, lonelier. The weight in my chest grows heavier instead of lighter and it feels as if something is sucking all the joy in my life, preventing me from enjoying this false freedom I tricked myself into.
I don’t know what’s worse; agonizing over an unrequited love or drowning in the loneliness of not feeling anything at all.
Speak to me
Speak to me
I will listen for your voice forever
Touch me
Touch me
I will wait for your touch forever
Write to me
Write to me
I will read your poetry forever
Sing to me
Sing to me
I will echo your song forever
At age 25, you already have a few of life’s biggest milestones behind you: the day you took your first steps; your first “words”, your first day at school; graduation… and then comes 25. 25 is the unsung heroes of milestones: the age at which most people have a little more life experience behind them and start feeling like “adults”. (If you don’t, yet, that’s totally fine, too!)
When it comes…
Depression is a lonely feeling. Especially when you're surrounded by happy people wearing rose colored glasses... who aren't strong enough to take them off and face the Sun. -LB