The Tears

Lots of people who'd never even met you were at your funeral. I was one of them. I started crying as we walked out, bitter tears that shook my entire body. My friend turned to me and said "Why are you crying? You didn't even know them."

I replied "That is why I am crying."

The Porcelain

Love who you are. Love how you are. You are beautiful.

The Chances

You have no idea how lucky you are.

The Rope

Untie yourself. Get rid of the knots. Forgive your father. Forgive your mother. Forgive your brothers. Forgive your sisters. Forgive your children. Forgive your lover. Forgive your teachers. Forgive your heroes. Forgive a late ride. Forgive cold food. Forgive working late. Forgive being 5 cents short. Forgive those who have wronged you. Forgive those who will wrong you.

The last knot is always the hardest. It’s also the most important.

Forgive yourself.

And then you are free.

The Best

You tried your best. There is nothing more you could’ve done. This makes you a shining example of humanity, no matter the outcome.

The world knows this. Your children will know this. You need to know it too.

The Singing

I woke up in a dark forest, to the sound of someone singing softly. You were sitting high on a tree up above, like a bird. Watching. Waiting. Singing. I listened.

The Mirror

I’d had a bad day. I was close to tears. You were already there. You were sitting on the side of the road with a shard from a broken mirror, touching your face, like you’d never seen it before today. I gave you all the money I had left. We both had better days.