I really wanted to say to everyone that reads my poems,
that I really appreciate the fact that you do.
In all honesty,
I never really have been recognized for anything.
Whenever I showed someone a poem in person,
it has always been,
"Oh you wrote another poem... that's nice."
Then of course they wouldn't actually read it.
It was too much like putting my heart on my sleeve,
only to get it ripped up,
stomped on,
and buried in the dirt.
But all of you have dug my heart back up,
and in a sense,
you all have resurrected it.
I know that I can go missing for a little bit,
and then randomly appear again.
I sometimes feel like that one friend
that you only see once in a blue moon.
I also know that I can get depressed from time to time,
and you all have to deal with my strange bouts of sadness.
Anyways,
I wanted to say thank you
and that I love you all
and I love all of your poems as well.