I got struck by lightning...

One of these days you'll realise 

what you mean to me,

every now and then I see a part of you 

I've never seen.

Heavens talk, the rain begins,

the sky turns black,

nobody wins.

So if you ever love somebody

you've got to keep them close,

because I'm falling,

I'm falling deeper in love.

Someday I will win this game...

I'm taking this time to focus on myself. I'll try not to obsess about where I want to end up or how I should get there, and try to live for today, because as is turns out, today has never glowed so brightly. Even though I'm afraid of leading this life, even though I'm afraid of settling down and forgetting about the dreams I dream, I feel as if I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be. There are still so many lessons I have to learn before I'm ready, before I'm strong enough to reach the unreachable. It's so far away, yet so close I can taste it, smell it, feel it. I shall not lose sight of what needs to be done, that I promise. All you're reading now is tales of a broken boy, who found someone to help him glue back the pieces. A boy who got shattered, and the boy who finally has the courage to let go.

Behind these green and hazel eyes lies an endless story. One fraught with tears, blood and laughter. One walked with pride and dignity. One shaped by mindless discontent and vigorous ambition, both in the same breath, and both without any meaning at all. The warm breeze reminds him that he has to keep trying and keep his head held high. It's not about what's waiting for him on the other side, it's the journey to get there, the chances he'll take, the failures he'll overcome, and the happiness he will share. Come ruin or justice, his smile will not fade, and the world he created, well that's here to stay.

All these little things...

I needed time to gather the maelstrom in my head. Time to reminisce about the path walked, and dream about the journey ahead. Time to reflect on my mistakes, and celebrate my victories. Time to gaze inward, and confront the demons which reside within. Time to cry the tears which scorch my eyes, and release the laughter that inflates my soul. I needed time, and now that I'm back I can barely let words slip out of my mouth, because once again, out of nowhere, the universe has knocked my off my feet, yet this time, not with winds of depair, but with a tempest of past redemption and future hope. And for the first time in what feels like forever, the road beyond the horizon seems so ... beautiful.

And what if what they say is true, that we spend our entire life rewriting the first story we ever loved? Then it must also be true, that you spend your whole life trying to relive the first love you ever felt. And if both of those things are certain, then what happens from now on, shall no longer be a struggle, but a challenge, a dare, it will be potential. 

They take each other's hand, smile, and jump with the conviction of a thousand broken dreams. They fearlessly plumet into the abbys, knowing full well that this may very well be the last time they look upon one another. Why, you ask? Why aren't they scared? The answer to that, the answer to everything, lies somewhere in the year ahead, and together we might just make it.