"feel the rush of my blood
i'm seventeen again
i am not scared of death
i've got dreams again
it's just me and the curve of the valley
and there is meaning on earth, I am happy"
(...)
"a minute from home but I feel so far from it"
(...)
"the death of my dog, the stretch of my skin
it's all washin' over me, I'm angry again"
(...)
"the things that I lost here, the people I knew
they got me surrounded for a mile or two"

- the view between villages by noah kahan

if you scream
do it silently
make sure youre not a bother

faster
faster
faster
i havent done enough,
ive havent even gone anywhere
stop the treadmill
im still in the same spot
useless

respect your elders
a rhetoric taught for eons
passing through the generations

taught to people of colour
to the indigenous peoples
to the poor
to the sick
to the disabled
to women
to lgbtq+ peoples
to the gender non conforming
to the religious

to children who are
and will be
everything that they fear

but when the elders
remove you from yourself
a shell of what you could be
if you had room to grow

how do we decide when you dont deserve our respect?

if we decide you dont deserve our respect
what happens then?

what will happen when those that were oppressed
now have room to grow?
the glass that covered the candle has cracked
the flame is spreading
and it will burn this cursed house
from the inside out

the power to save
yourself comes from who you
are and where you go

i will not stay put
and there is nothing you can do about it

thunderstorms
satisfaction
crushing goals
cuddles
family
gelato
running
forests
the beach
surfing
dogs
climbing a tree
nature
summer rain
hot showers
mud
a good story
creation
showing up
freedom
kindness
friends
feeling safe
companionship
contemplation
dappled sunshine
horses
roaring fireplaces
christmas
beauty
wildlife
love