I found some old letters today
That I had kept from my past
Tucked away, left to forget

Lost loves
And lost loved ones
Were amid the mix

Always talking about the weather with my grandfather
How it was much hotter where I was overseas
He sent me pictures of ice sculptures
So I could "feel more cool"

Not my experience,
But how you treated me
Was the first real time
I ever felt like a man and not a child

That,
I will forever thank you for
Making me "feel more cool"

As far as past loves go
I don't have much to say
The letters you wrote me were often
And always something to look forward to

You helped me not feel so alone
When I was so far apart
From everyone and everything I knew
I can't help but be thankful

In many ways,
You may have saved my life

After reading some of these old letters
I am reminded of things almost forgotten
Never meant to be swept away or lost
But kept
Reminding and feeding the heart