some time ago
i froze my heart
i froze my heart
i kept it cold

to keep from breaking
keep from falling apart
but ice can splinter
ice can crack
more easily than i could have known

they say
Sonder, is defined as realizing that every passing person has a life just as complex as your own.

to walk through a crowd
to walk through a crowd of souls
a collection of memories
refracting light off of a window
over a crib
a mother
a father
a first love
tiny hands
growth
to be born
to die
a favorite sound
a favorite feeling
a favorite painting

sonder
and to each his own.

While I’m waking up,
You’re falling asleep.
As I return to reality,
You’re slipping into a dream.
“Wake up!”
“Wake up!”
I scream,
Because the next time you’re awake,
I’ll be fast asleep.