Yes, I am cautiously guarded. Yes, I am inexplicably open. Yes, I am childlike. Yes, I am 'old' & growing older. Yes, I love and love and love. Yes, I am capable of detest and apathy. Yes, I understand I know nothing; therefore know too much. Yes, I miss people and things that have never truly existed. Yes, I miss people and things that have yet to come along. Yes, I am myself. How are you not yourself? Yes, love and friendship can be found in the same person. Yes, you deserve your fairytale, too. Yes, fairytales are often scary, twisted, sordid tales with lessons and then happy-ish endings matching the cowardice or bravery of the characters within. Yes, you are also capable of making choices that lead to said stories - or not. Think with your heart; choose with your soul and utilise your brain. Yes, it is easier to find, manage, and keep when & what is cultivated within. Yes, most answers are found within. Yes, it is all a choice. Yes, even while alone we are never truly alone. Yes, when we understand this it gets a little easier. Yes, it is that simple. No, really, it is that simple.