Dear Me,

I’m going to start off with,

I’m proud of you.

I know you never heard those words a lot,

Which is why you love handing them out to other people.

But now it’s your turn.

I’m.

Proud.

Of.

You.

You have progressed so far from a year ago.

You writing is so much better now,

You’re doing amazing at your sport,

And you now know your true friends.

I’m so happy that you got your mental health up...

I love you nana.

I love how you gave me Hersey’s chocolate bars

every Friday.

I love how you loved Can Yaman.

I love how you always gave me calendars.

I love how you loved me.

I love you nana.

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I loving memory of Nana Thelma.

May you always be in my heart.

July 3, 1944 - October 23, 2023...

You are my past and present,

I’m a product of your choice.

Well-off but still a peasant,

Who finally found his voice.

You are a loving father,

With the right priorities.

Evolved from a poor larva,

Into what is now ‘me’.

I love your savings habits,

I love the way you think.

Opportunity — you grab it,

You always float not sink.

I love the way you keep your calm,

Even when things go bad.

I love t...

Love is a spark,

A fire, a flood,

A hand to hold

When you’re sinking in mud.

It’s laughter at midnight,

It’s silence at two,

It’s knowing the worst

And still choosing you.

It’s a storm and a sunrise,

A scream and a sigh,

It’s wishing for wings

Only sometimes learning to fly.

It bruises, it heals,

It stings and it sings,

It’s broken glass floors

And diamond-bright rings.

It’s giving your heart

...

The stars shine in your eyes,

those of which resemble pools of honey

Beautiful patterns stretch across your skin.

You’ve.. Made your body a canvas.

A canvas that took you years to love,

to appreciate,

to finally be okay with.

but now? I can’t take my eyes off you.

All I want to do,

is make sure

You know how loved you are

To the girl who’s lived through so much,

in so little time,

to the girl t...

Can we have this moment, just us?

As I dance with you, the one I trust.

Rising up, feeling free,

In this moment that we see.

Not going to lie, I love this time,

Getting together is the best thing to happen....

Dear beautiful woman,

I am so proud of you. Why am I proud?

Because our body has overcome trauma, violence, greed, lust and jealousy.

You have overcome anger, rage and resentment.

You have learnt to forgive those who have hurt you and still walked away strong.

You have overcome illnesses, sickness and suffering.

You have conquered your inner demons and not given in.

You have asked for h...

hey,

I know you feel like you don’t need to hear this right now

but, you’ll find it

your love

your spark

your moment

don’t try to rush through life scared of the next moment

the future isn’t knocking down your door yet

you

have

time

to become everything you need to be and more

just take a deep breath

in and out

you’ve got this...

Live for the good moments not the bad

Live for the warmth of your dog that you feel as you fall asleep

Live for when the summer heat turns into the autumn breeze

Live for this life

Stay for the moments when you feel that maybe this isn’t so bad

Stay for when your cat walks across the room to rub against your hand

Stay for these little

Insignificant

Meaningless

Moments

Beecause when you ...

Duvet days under the sheets

We looked up at the stars

Promised each other the world

Not knowing there was mars

God of war looking over

Linen covers and pillowcase smiles

Thought warmth was sunshine

Turned out to be fires

Said set me free with your love

Should of been set me from such

You claim you aren’t a narcissist

Yet can’t prove as much

Your empty and cold

I’m left dying on the floor

Yet yo...