Ode to my crazy diamond friendslist

[thechinesecurse]

Thank you, you targets for faraway laughter,
thank you, you strangers, you legends, you martyrs
and shine.

Thank you, you ravers, you seers of visions,
thank you, you painters, you pipers, you prisoners
and shine.

Thank you, you children, you winners and losers,
thank you, you miners for truth and delusion,
and shine!

See, it's profound. *nod*

But thank you, every one. For the upbeat that I strive to live up to. For the downbeat that reminds me that I care. For the little words and reasons and ways in which I stay motivated because there is so much in this world. So much I am still to see, to do, to think, to achieve.

I could have given up on university these last couple of months. I knuckled down and fought for what I started, and salvaged nearly every paper.

I can do this. I can do what I set my mind to. I can remember why I want to. Hell, I can want. This year is proving to be quite the transition year. I stand taller, I speak my mind, I demand to be treated with respect. People around me have commented. Apparently, I've 'blossomed'.

Just wait until these petals truly bloom.