A Letter from the Rain
A Letter to Anyone who feels like they want to hold on to something that Life wants them to let go of. "Oh, the pain. The pain. It always rains. In my soul." - John Green, Paper Towns. Dear Reader, When you want to hold on to a dream or a love for anything, and you feel like the world wants you to walk away but you want to stay, I know how it feels. And I think everyone does. I know you feel like the X you drew on a map so many years ago, seems further than ever. I know you feel like you cannot appreciate yourself, no matter how hard you try because your efforts do not seem enough. I know all these things because I know the look in your eyes, the look of tamed frustration of holding on to something that does not want to be held on to. I too understand what it feels like to burn with the fiery desires that man possesses and get burnt. I too understand what it feels like to have that heart made of firewood have its flames doused by the suddenly ever-pr...