YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND HERE'S THE SONG
Watching The Girl Next Door and laughing, nearly crying, because so much of it resembled what high school was. Thinking back to what I scribbled down for my quote in the newspaper senior year. Feeling antsy for summer to be here, bringing along with it days spent working at the pool and more memories made with people who were my life for years. A nice tan to replace the paleness I live with now. Hours spent in a classroom early on in the day, Starbucks making it all possible. Saving money for shopping near the end of the summer because Ugg Boots and a possible Coach purse are must-haves. Feeling myself torn in two because I have two homes now, though I never know where I belong more or a day’s drive gets delayed, a route you’d never take from now on you’ll never have to wonder. Knowing I have a life to come back to and ridding myself of the fear of never-finding myself.
But that's all in the near future. For now, life is all about the present.
Standing outside in the parking lot, talking about laughter-filled events. Friends who touch you, in the simplest way. Meeting new people and finding more of yourself because you are spread out in pieces that are to be put together like a puzzle. Missing some people more than others and waiting for them to get back. Grinning like an idiot whenever thinking about memories from the past week, not caring that you've slept less than twenty hours since Thursday night. Love, life, and laughter. A date for a night and finding yourself falling, even though you are afraid because you don't know if it's safe or if there is anyone to catch you. Sunshine through the clouds and a nice breeze that blows through your hair and the trees. A million things that intertwine to create a life that is all your own.