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PUT YOUR BEARD IN MY MOUTH
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YOU ARE THE REASON
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@remnant-thoughts
Trace each unturned leaf from branch to branch until you reach the stem of it all.
Recall the way these roots have nurtured you, and how you have nurtured them in return.
Growth is to acknowledge the soil which sprouted you and to share the seeds of wisdom gained.
“How Sweet is the Fruit of Self-Love,” remnant-thoughts
I carry with me the village which once carried me.
What an honor it is to fulfill generational dreams! To bridge the old to a new era, paving beyond paths and bricks already laid to smoothen the way.
Though the journey is long, it is not one without adventure or reward.
What blessing it is to be an embodiment of a lineage ever-surviving.
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Perhaps it’s this place, with all its fault-lines and whispered apologies, and my sudden return— kicking up dust lingering from years of laughter and growing pains that once filled the air— which enwraps me in such a nostalgia. My being here disturbs a peace that has settled upon the untouched halls and awakens ghosts of memories eager to greet me. I, am uncertain if this place could hold the presence I have become, which is all that it has made me. And more and more, with each and every visit, I understand that outgrowing my beginning does not have to be my end.
"Hometown Glory," remnant-thoughts
Rest, now though your bones still thrum with anticipation it is okay to sit and relish what has been done before running onto the next.
So, rest now.
Let your tired bones settle where they have always ached to be.
You have ran for long enough.
— remnant-thoughts
Treasure the company that stays despite oncoming change and ongoing constants. The kind that weathers storms and celebrates the lulls alongside you. Those whose presence feels steadfast even with months of silence or years apart. Cherish the people whose love is felt across oceans, spanning valleys, and transcending language often lost when the living passes too quickly or gets too real.
"It is truly wonderful to have and hold dear" remnant-thoughts
To the small town girl afraid she would never escape the bounds of the Bay: You will cross mountains and sail waters you never even knew existed. You will fly over cities and greet new horizons, and you will feel lighter with each moment you are in motion. You are not tied to the borders or the people who kept you anchored so long. They will understand, in time, that choosing your own course does not mean you are ungrateful for the place or the people you are “from.” Your “from” may be where you begin, but it does not have to be your end. Small town girl, the world is bigger than you’ve ever imagined it to be and you are only just getting started.
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I wonder if in 20 years, will we even notice how time has changed us? Looking in the mirror now, I already see the toll of sleepless nights under my eyes and one sunny day too many freckled across my face. But you have been ageless; as if frozen in time from the day we met, and each day only more radiant. I wonder if when wrinkled and gray, will I still shimmer for you the same way? Only time will tell, and I welcome the journey to growing old with you.
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How I wish to tell you of all the grand adventures and discoveries to be embarked upon. All the splendor and stillness in places you have yet to see and people you have yet to meet. How much life is to be lived beyond this moment, though this moment may feel like all there is for now. Tomorrow brings you closer to who you’ve always known yourself to be.
"Darling dearest, Me" remnant-thoughts
There has been so much solace in wading within the nostalgia of what once was and what should have been. But time and tide wait for no one. It washes over me little by little, then all at once. The sinking realization of the immovable and unchangeable sets in stone. I thank the waves as they come, and swallow the swells as they go. It is a pleasure to still ache at the reminiscing.
"Good Grief" remnant-thoughts
Sun-boldened and feather-soft, the long-awaited embrace that occurs when two hearts beat in-sync. A harmony composed of gentle mornings met with evening whispers. How beautiful can life be when accompanied in perfect tune?
"What a pleasure it is to melody with you" remnant-thoughts
The fruits of these labors taste bitter on the tongue. Perhaps, resolution is only as tasteful as the company it is shared with. I wish for nothing more than to have had been in your company for longer. To have shared a slice of— this past year, these few months, just a moment— today. But time takes what it wants and when it goes, it only leaves behind the people it didn't. Your memory is as sweet as nectarines, though your absence is lemon sour.
"Now, that all is said and done" remnant-thoughts
You should never bear the weight of the conditions that have bound and burdened me my entire life. I am so deeply apologetic for these circumstances I am not yet strong enough to change. They are as unforgiving as they are inevitable. So, I understand your leaving before your stay, your going before your arrival. Perhaps in a different time, I could be what we both wish I was.
“Catch-22″ remnant-thoughts
There are people in this life who were destined to have met before and are destined to meet again in the next. It is an unmistakable feeling: of coming home after a long journey. But, what of the feeling when you meet someone for the first time— in any lifetime? This is an unmistakable feeling: of taking your first breath.
“Nice to meet you” remnant-thoughts
The greatest loss is the kind that you never had in the first place. I am reeling from the missing out on something that was never mine to begin with. This tragedy cuts me deep.
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Can it be enough? If not for the long run, then just for the now. My days have gotten accustomed to your company, and my heart has been making room for your accommodation. And in the end, if this is the end, I thank you for the consideration. I am glad to have been graced by your presence, no matter how brief.
“Sojourner’s Farewell” remnant-thoughts
Throw caution to the wind, I have always been the type to love oh so recklessly with this heart of mine— baring more than one should. Perhaps I am easier to love in return when there's less on the line.
"Too much too soon” remnant-thoughts
Maybe, time does not heal all wounds. I have been stuck in this cycle too long. Hoping that the years might change the memory of what reality remains. Acceptance comes in waves, and I have always been short of the shoreline.
“S.O.S” remnant-thoughts