welcome to summer

today is the day you remember how to breathe. there is an ocean of thoughts, nightmares, and gray days; so cross it find yourself on sandy shores and midnight blue skies count the stars and breathe in dreams of sunshine. wake up late with the dreams still lingering in your heart, dreams like promises and dragonfly kisses, candlelight that won’t fade. play on imagination like a piano, words flowing like soft melodies, painting pictures of meadows under soft skies and the smiles of kids on playgrounds; hop-scotch and held hands and snowball fights. breathe in moonlight for a change; dance with your heart wide open and unafraid. pretend fireflies are stars, and find constellations in them, fall asleep with a song in your heart waiting to be heard. light happiness like a match and let it keep you warm, like a blanket, and let hope be the pillow you rest your head on. realize life has no patterns, no lines. make your own pattern, your own kaleidoscope of rainbow thoughts and hopes. paint your name on the rocks of time and know this is immortality. breathe in the dust of hope and realize that the dark is just as beautiful as the night, and when you wake up, the nightmares will be gone. realize that sometimes, silence is both the question and the answer, and sometimes the most relaxing thing is the sound of your own breathing, and yes, you’ll be okay. today is the day you remember how to breathe, and for once, life is worth living.

welcome to summer