whenever you think about giving up

just think about all of the things there are to do

there are so many more stars to count and beaches to lay on and skies to look at and clouds to make shapes from

there are so many more sunsets to watch and sunrises to sip cocoa to and summer days to swim and winter evenings to read during

maybe the beauty of the world is overwhelming but so are the beautiful people

and those people are the people you love and adore and would love to love

they could be parents and siblings and lost lovers and current partners

but think of this: how would they feel if you were gone?

if they love you as much as i think they do

*they'd die on the inside with you