I have two eyes.

I have a mouth.

I have two ears.

I have a torso.

I have two arms.

I have two legs.

I have ten fingers and ten toes.

I have the curiosity that led my ancestors across the sea, but the hubris that brought them to their end.

I have mortality that beckons me to travel and explore the globe, but the fear that keeps me grounded at home.

I have demons that attack me like small children to a squirrel, and regrets that linger like glitter in the hair.

I am mortal and I am human.

I feel anger and sadness as you do, I feel happiness and excitement as you do, I feel hopeless and unmotivated as you do.

But I write nonetheless for it causes me joy, and I am able to express such joy through characters.

Never forget you are human.

this fact alone keeps us grounded, it is worth all that much more when compared to those before us.

Do not forget you are mortal, this fact drives us to be better and to explore the mysteries of the worlds we've created and the world we live in.

So be mortal, and experience all the mortality in the world, let it drive you.

I am human, and so are you.