this needed to be somewhere, before it was lost.

I DID NOT WRITE THIS. I TAKE NO CREDIT.
IT WAS ALL ERIC. AND I LOVE IT.

"we see the same skies.
the sun that shines on you,
shines on me too.

the pursuit of love seems meaningless
until you break us down into the core of ourselves
and realize that we,
all of us,
are broken.
those missing childhoods,
i have them too.
those tears, i cried them also.
those nights, i couldn’t sleep either.

in the moment you realize that,
you see that it’s worth it.
it’s all worth it.
you start seeing people as more than things.
more than skin and hair and lips.
more than you ever thought possible.
seeds, every one of us, waiting to become forests,
waiting for the sparks to set us on fire,
waiting for the rain to wash away our dead.

you have to know when to stop waiting.
you have to know when to go and do,
to let go of your hesitations and live.

we are moments of brilliance in the eyes of God.

set down your swords, put down your shields.
we are the biggest threats to ourselves.
no one can hurt us quite like we can.
so forgive yourself.
forgive yourself.
forgive yourself.
don’t come back until you do.

we are made of love.
we are made for love."