Life doesn’t give you a second canvas. So all you can do is paint on. And, sometimes, even over.

Oh sure, some people give a little bit each day. But there are one or two special souls who, when you least expect it, give an entire life’s worth all at once

Know someone as much as you can.
Hold onto the moments that define them.
Then when their body leaves, they wonâ€t.

And though the waves might bring you down and though the currents might pull you under, the sky is always still right above you. And your friends will show you the way.

Nature crowned you with dew as you lay there sleeping. Like a web after the rain. Like stars in the night sky. I didnâ€t want to wake you. I just wanted to sit and watch a while longer.

So if you can’t stay, walk away slowly. Rip the plaster off bit by bit, piece by piece. Because I’d rather feel that than nothing at all.

You close your eyes when you cry. That’s ok. Just don’t keep them closed too long. Things have become beautiful since you last looked. There’s nothing more to cry about.

You can try and hold me back. Build your damn walls, pack sandbags along the edges and yell at the clouds and the rain and the sky to stop.

But I will not relent. I will reach you. Because I am the sea. And I will continue to love you no matter what.