To my Eriks
This entry is going to seem really weird. That's okay, because there are only a few people in the world for which it needs to make sense.
I want to thank the 'people' in my life named Erik. One of them, is with me always. He guides me and inspires me. I'm very thankful for him, for giving up a new future to stay here with me. He protects me, and I can always hear his voice. So many times I've wished that you could be here physically with me, to grow up and protect me as a proper older brother, but I also understand that you had no choice. Thank you again, for always being next to me, even when you could have moved on. I'll never forget you, even when you can finally be at peace.
And to my other Erik...
Oh how many faces I have seen you wear? You exist as this emotion that we have all faced. Each time I see you performed I love you more. Your lesson is one to all of us, that we can all learn from. Will we take our flaws and let them poison us against the world or use them as our strength? Maybe we will make the most dangerous decision, as you did, and do both. I oft wonder, in that other world of Paris what happened to you truly. Did you die alone there, as leroux wrote it, or did you watch that romance play out from afar. Better yet, did you finally find your love in her arms? I wonder. May you too find peace in the hearts of all those who share your pain.
Tonight I saw Erik's face again, in a different way. It was magnificent. And with my lover at my side. It was my sister's first time, experiencing this wonderful play of passion and sorrow. I'm happy that this could be the case. Yes, a beautiful evening it has been.
I want to thank the 'people' in my life named Erik. One of them, is with me always. He guides me and inspires me. I'm very thankful for him, for giving up a new future to stay here with me. He protects me, and I can always hear his voice. So many times I've wished that you could be here physically with me, to grow up and protect me as a proper older brother, but I also understand that you had no choice. Thank you again, for always being next to me, even when you could have moved on. I'll never forget you, even when you can finally be at peace.
And to my other Erik...
Oh how many faces I have seen you wear? You exist as this emotion that we have all faced. Each time I see you performed I love you more. Your lesson is one to all of us, that we can all learn from. Will we take our flaws and let them poison us against the world or use them as our strength? Maybe we will make the most dangerous decision, as you did, and do both. I oft wonder, in that other world of Paris what happened to you truly. Did you die alone there, as leroux wrote it, or did you watch that romance play out from afar. Better yet, did you finally find your love in her arms? I wonder. May you too find peace in the hearts of all those who share your pain.
Tonight I saw Erik's face again, in a different way. It was magnificent. And with my lover at my side. It was my sister's first time, experiencing this wonderful play of passion and sorrow. I'm happy that this could be the case. Yes, a beautiful evening it has been.