dreher

trust fall

Its strange to me that something so beautiful and so fragile is inextricably tied to fear...that the feeling that is supposed to be so incredible cannot be separated from the worry that it might end. Maybe that's what makes it so coveted and so special - that you never know what could happen, that all you'll ever have to hold onto is that in that day, in that moment, it exists and it is wonderful.

I won't ever know how others leave it behind, or if they do at all. I won't ever know what it's like to think any more or any less, or to feel any more or any less. I'll never know what it felt like or what it sounds like or looks like or tastes like for anyone else.

It sounds a little childish at first - that red doesn't look the same for anyone else. But love seems so all encompassing sometimes, I wish someone could let me know what I'm doing right and wrong. I don't know why it's so hard to simply trust myself - the more I care, the more I think about my fears and how much it could hurt.

It's never seemed more worth it - I'm slowly letting go. It'll be easy someday, I promise.

Wide Open Spaces

"And finally, I leave you a responsibility to our young people. The world around us really belongs to youth for youth will take over its future management. Our children must never lose their zeal for building a better world. They must not be discouraged from aspiring toward greatness, for they are to be the leaders of tomorrow. Nor must they forget that the masses of our people are still underprivileged, ill-housed, impoverished and victimized by discrimination. We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends."

Thank you for always reminding me, and for never letting me slip away.