There is such tremendous power in your words, and they hold simultaneous and opposing truths and realities: We must remember our collective past, and yet sometimes for our own health and well being, we must let ourselves forget, let ourselves feel joy; we must allow the terror and despair and complacency of our times to fully sink in, in order for hope and resiliency to rise up renewed within us. I feel your present-day fears alongside you, yet I share with you too a necessary clinging-on to the future -- for we have to believe we can still make a better world for ourselves and the communities we live in.
Stay strong. Keep writing. You speak with empathy and care and wisdom, and your parentheticals deliver your additional commentary and voice in precisely the perfect places.
This is so relatable. I love the rhyme: "Can it all slow down/ I'm afraid I might drown." That hit hard!
Agreed.
Thanks! Glad you could relate. No one's ever alone in this stuff, or in anything really :)
There is such tremendous power in your words, and they hold simultaneous and opposing truths and realities: We must remember our collective past, and yet sometimes for our own health and well being, we must let ourselves forget, let ourselves feel joy; we must allow the terror and despair and complacency of our times to fully sink in, in order for hope and resiliency to rise up renewed within us. I feel your present-day fears alongside you, yet I share with you too a necessary clinging-on to the future -- for we have to believe we can still make a better world for ourselves and the communities we live in.
Stay strong. Keep writing. You speak with empathy and care and wisdom, and your parentheticals deliver your additional commentary and voice in precisely the perfect places.
Relatable.
Indeed both scrumptious and beautiful.
OMG RAINBOW YAY I LOVE IT!
Also looks delicious :)
This is a beautiful representation of what it feels like to be a teenager right now in the United States
Thank you! :) <3
This one's probably my favorite so far
This is so good. :)