Inked Feelings

#5 here's to the times

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"Here's to the times, when we said goodbye when all we really wanted was "please stay." Here's to all the forevers that changed to nevers in the blink of an eye, when all we could do was bite back our tears and smile, forcibly accepting things as they turned out to be and hoping for something better to come along.

Here's to all the people that we miss so much that in our dreams there is only their voices. Here's to all the people that we think about but who don't even appear in our dreams anymore. Here's to the ones who are just memories of memories now.

Here's to all the love you gave and deserved but never got in return. Here's to not letting those people empty you. Here's to all the forgiveness you gave but never got.

Here's to the sufferings, here's to the pain, which made you stronger and kinder. Here's to all the people that are holding onto somebody who is already gone, who are leaning over the balcony and hoping they will fly, who wake up with tired sighs and eyes, who are surrounded by friends they no longer know, who sit in their worn-out chairs and wait for change to come and take them away from that place.

Here's to you, who is irreplaceable, unforgettable, important, and good enough. Yes, you. Please don't forget that or let somebody convince you that you aren't any of the above. You deserve a standing ovation for being alive and for being you, whoever you are, whoever you've been, whatever you've done or never found the courage to do, for getting through whatever people did to you, for everything. Here's to you, darling. I hope you know how awesome you are and how much more awesome you can be."

-oshin ahlawat