Feel

September 20, 2023

Everywhere

I’ve felt it all, good and bad, joy and pain, infatuation and jealousy, understanding and confusion, excitement and dread, utterly alive and nearly dead. To live is to feel. I've seen the views on top of spectacular mountains and I've endured the struggle of getting there. I've experienced the simplicity of jumping on the bed in my first home and I've experienced the pain of falling off of that same bed. I've felt the freedom of the wind blowing through my hair in the backseat of a convertible and I've felt the frustration of brushing out the knots later. I've felt the warm ocean water consume my naked body in the depths of the night with people I love and I've felt the chill of the air and the goosebumps on my sand covered skin after getting out. I've tasted kisses that meant everything and I've tasted kisses that meant nothing. I've seen the leaves change magnificent colors and I've seen them crushed on the ground not long after. I've felt the warmth of the sun hit my pale skin and I've felt the burn of the shower water drench my red skin. I've seen my favorite people laugh and I've seen my favorite people cry. I've felt the comfort inside of an oversized sweatshirt draping over half of my body and I've felt the nostalgia for the person it once belonged to. All good comes with some bad, it’s a balance. Feel and appreciate it all.