I only have a few short hours left here in the place of all I've ever known.
And though I'm about to step out into the grandest chapter of my life, I feel bittersweet about turning the page.
I've been so blessed throughout my life-
My world here has been dotted with brilliant opportunities and inestimable love.
And though I'm a sentimental person, I'm too excited to even think right now.
Darling friends stand at my side and say, "It won't be too long, we'll talk every other day!" and try to help me find catharsis by playing sentimental songs as I look out at my home of eighteen years.
Those friends are the world I'm leaving behind.
And that is what breaks my heart-
But more than that, I know they are the fuel to keep me going when the wind tries to tear my flesh off.
Had I not met you, I would still be stuck inside some shell, crying since I couldn't find my way out.
Everyone I've ever known here in minnesota has changed me somehow, and set me on the path I'm about to embark on.
And I adore you all-
Yet my eyes are open- I'm running fast into the unfamiliar embrace of a fascinating city and a life of art.
I couldn't ask for anything more.
Though this is a place of tiny urban twins and ever-lasting winters, I know I'll miss it every now and then.
People I love impart such wisdom, "It's alright to be lonesome-" "You just have to go for it-" "I know you'll thrive somehow-"
And although this is a mess of bittersweet emotions, just know I adore you, my loved ones, and regardless of time or place, I always always will!
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