let's run in fields and fear the dark together,

fall of swings and burn special things,

and both play outside in bad weather.

let's eat badly.

let's watch adults drink wine and laugh at their idiocy.

let's sit in the back of the car,

making eye contact with strangers driving past,

making them uncomfortable.

not caring.

not swearing.

don't fuck.

let's both reclaim our superpowers;

the ones we all have and lose with our milk teeth.

the ability not to fear social akwardness

to panic when locked in a cellar,

still sure there's something down there.

and while picking from pillows each feather,

let's both stay away from the edge of the bed,

forcing us closer together.

let's sit in public, with ice cream all over both our faces;

sticking pur tongues out at passers by.

let's cry.

let's swim.

let's everything.

let's not find it funny lest someone falls over.

classical music is boring.

poetry baffles us both;

there's nothing that's said is what's meant.

plays are long, tiresom, sullend and filled;

with hours that could be spent rolling down hills,

and grasing our knees on cement.

let's hear stories and both lose our innocence.

learn about parents and forgiveness,

death and morality,

kindness and art,

thus losing both of our innocent hearts,

but at least we won't do it apart.

grow up with me.

"We don't read and write poetry because it is cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medecine, law, buisness, engineering - these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love - these things are what we stay alive for."

and here you go!

there's my beloved brother daniel standing on a mountain in new zealand!

i am so proud and happy for him

and you have to admit - it looks breathtaking!

he came back last friday and stayed over for a couple of days

which is great because i've really missed him!

and he had so many great stories and adventures to tell

i couldn't stop listening and wondering if i will ever go there myself.

he brought me and my mama some souvenirs and i absolutely adore them!

and, best of all, he invited me to a kajak trip this summer through the country

just with him and the wind and water.

what a lovely thing to look forward to, i'd say.

☼