yes, you heard me right.
it's the only world where one can fall in love
or jump out of planes for fun,
more or less to the same effect.
it's the only world where lush paradises and iron skyscrapers, cruel mountains and humble flatlands,
desolate badlands and vibrant tulip fields may coexist. from mount everest, to los angeles, to the fucking amazons. it's all here, baby!
it's also the only world where i met you. and you met me. and we loved each other for a little while.
our world may be insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but you made me feel so special, so important, so loved. and i thank you for that.
it's in this world that i've loved and been loved and gotten hurt and hurt others in return and
i've cried so hard i thought maybe the sadness would swallow me up but it never did. i learned to love again, learned to love myself, grown into a kinder, wiser, happier version of myself. i wish you got to know this version so i could love you better. i could say i love you! and i could see you smile one last time; but time passes and we both know that.
see, no one ever tells you that the sadness never leaves. i planted a garden with mine and from it grew roses, orchids, tulips, lavendar, and apple trees. lovely butterflies swarm about in hazy languor. the beauty of my garden sometimes makes me forget how it was created. when my head starts spinning, i sit back and enjoy the feeling of sunlight on my skin and i watch the beautiful things from my garden grow and i think about us and i drink some tea.
this is the only world i know, the only world i've come to love. yes, it's a beautiful world we live in.
