Dear Younger self.
I've been watching you.

Ive watched you swing from your father's arms,
And watched you chase robins in empty parking lots.

You believed in me.

For you, there was no future,
No past, only a
Now.

I've watched you cry for your mother
And love her more than I know how

I've watched you pluck dandelions from the cracks in the sidewalks and,
Run barefoot into the sea.

You knew not my plights but,
Knew only fleeting pain.

You only knew adventure
And a driving list for life.

So I've watched you babble into phones with,
No one on the other side and,
I've seen you spin on chairs until you...