Dear me at 18
Focus. Keep your eye on the future. Don't just talk a big game. Actually do it. Study, work hard. Go get a job that matters. But it's okay to still have fun. You are going to have a lot of fun this year, but you're going to be lonely too. A lot is going to change. Embrace it. Stick to who you are. Love yourself.
Frankenstein’s monster
My partner is often jealous of you
and
I know why
My fingers and small hands
love to hold you
sometimes gently
sometimes my grip so tight my fingers ache and cramp
sometimes I fumble and hold you awkwardly
Your body has all the right curves
Your skin golden and smooth
I poke you repeatedly
slide my fingers across your flat face
push your buttons to bring you to life
to shut you up
or make you sing quietly
but you never complain
Your my constant companion
I spend hours starring at you
You always wear protection
If I have a question
you give the answer
If I long for my family
you bring them near
If I need a recipe for banana pancakes
you deliver
You capture moments in life
and hold them securely
You don't always have the best timing
but that's usually my fault
Death is only temporary for you
A suppository for me is a charge for you
Why Wait?
From the time we are born until the time we due, we are waiting on something.
We wait on everyone, everything, every place.
We wait for food. We wait for love. We wait for help. We wait for success. We wait for a sign.
We wait.
Sometimes the wait is long, sometimes it is short. But still, we wait.
We spend half of our lives just waiting. Time we will never he back. But still yet, we wait.
Why do we wait?
Because it is polite? Because it is necessary? Because we are forced to?
You lose time by waiting, precious time. And with the loss of that time, you lose time to do something productive or important.
Stop waiting. Start doing.