A letter to your younger body.
26 responses
To us
The lonely dreamers
Let’s drink while we are young
To burn our throats
And free our lungs
brave lantern
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM UTC
Your heart doesn't
leak yet.
Enjoy that
Soon it will be a dried up
empty shell.
And you have to water it slowly back to life
salted orchard
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM UTC
I hope you won't turn out like me.
still pine
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM UTC
Your curiosity knows no bounds
It will leap over hurdles to find answers
You will be shut out over and over again.
But never let your wonder die
Never accept without a 'Why?'
early porch
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 10:21 AM UTC
not hurting?
well isnt that a nice thing
just you wait
youll slip on the hard wood
one wrong step will send you tumbling down
and towards who you are now
maybe dont do that pas de chat
dont send me into that spiral of pain
please?
golden barn
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:20 AM UTC
You are going to face the hard truth of reality.
You are going to lose yourself before you even find it.
You are going to meet a man who will change your life,
Then take it away from you.
You are going to succum to the pressures of this world,
And feel as if you have no worth.
You are going to experience depression,
You will experience oppression,
You will make bad decisions.
To my younger self...
Enjoy life before the shelf,
Where dreams are stored, and shadows delve.
soft cloud
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:11 AM UTC
Thank you, my dear self
You were kind, minded your own mind
Naive and free of malice
strong willed, with a strong spine
I have taken you for granted
But you didn’t mind, loved me just fine
Safeguarding my soul, from the clutches of the cruel, treating me kind
I am me and you are mine,
One in this body, our story
The old and the new,
Blending in the eventide
weathered pine
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 8:58 AM UTC
Oh, I remember you, your untamed life, the innocence of your curves, the cycle of tears in sync with the moon. How you danced in the rain, indulged in the laziness of light, burst into awe, how you shed your skins to reveal myself. Your bones were as light as a bird’s breath before flight. You are still here with me, an offering from an ancient collapse and the enduring heat of a lingering star. You still leap into the unknown trusting the air to hold you. I honor you for all you have been.
tiny badger
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 4:39 AM UTC
You don't have to lose weight
You look beautiful through someone else's eyes
Accept yourself the way you are
You are more beautiful than you realize
steady lark
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 12:02 AM UTC
To smaller me:
don't make life harder than it already is
late ember
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM UTC
Don't worry.
You'll change
and change some more
And one day
You'll find something to live for.
amber lantern
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM UTC
Keep going regardless of setbacks
That girl wasn't the one
You are not one of many
Finish what you started
Head down and plow through
Lots of downs the flip up with time
Be yourself stay loyal and true
People are bitter and cruel
Vicious cycles nothing to do with you
That first kiss won't be the last
Starting over again with experience
Knowing better choosing to do so
Flip off those who doubt rising up
Proving them wrong being better
Silence the noise doing right
Never back down standing tall
shy otter
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 7:50 PM UTC
To my younger self:
Lying awake in bed at 4 AM
is not a habit
you'll soon shake.
But this time,
your problems won't vanish when
you wake up,
like they used to.
Cherish the comfort of home,
the comforter Mom bought for you,
the four walls that
you will dream about for the rest
of your living days
on a graying earth.
And oh yes,
don't worry -
we lose our virginity;
among many other things,
you would rather have kept.
shy ferry
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 6:56 PM UTC
Dear Felicity
and her younger body,
to both of you
It isn't your fault
you are this way
it's not your fault
that you don't function
the same as everyone else
it's not your fault
that hospitals became a home
those white walls bringing familiarity
and it's not any easier now
those white walls are still familiar
and I am still broken
but please don't blame yourself
don't sit and cry in your bedroom
under fairytale duvets
clutching your plushies and your pills
you
can be you.
faded ferry
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 1:52 PM UTC
Dear me, It's okay to not be okay.You are beautiful and need no one to validate that other than you. Hold out for the right person and don't give everything to everyone you meet. Don't walk away from love.
amber wren
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 1:24 PM UTC
Dear Younger Body,
Let me start by saying, I am sorry I did not appreciate you when I had you. You were so flexible, strong, and resilient. I'm really sorry, I never liked you. I was always too fat, then too thin, and never just right according to those in my life, family, and friends.
Looking back now, when I am filled with aches, pains, and shortness of breath, I wish you were still the body I have.
I am sorry I did not appreciate you then. Forgive me.
weary ferry
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM UTC
Love your arms, your legs, your belly
Stop seeking the validation from others
Your arms allow to be creative and to help others
Your legs have carried you to many adventures
Your belly is not ugly and will later showcase another life you create
A man's standard for beauty does not equate your value
faded meadow
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM UTC
i wish you could see what youve become
idk if youd be proud
maybe you would shout
maybe youd be dissapointed because i am so ****** up
i wish you could see all i tried to do
all that i achieved
but maybe my failures are to great...
maybe you were right
i should be better
i shouldve been enough and i wasnt
i should have done more and i didnt
i ****** up again
and again
and again
and im sorry
im sorry i never became who you worked so hard to be and i wish you never have to see what i have become
still willow
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 11:21 AM UTC
Your head may not quiet
and the blood won't run dry
and there is a stain on your
carpet from that night
but one day you'll move on
and right all of your wrongs,
don't you ever forget
that you are strong
no matter how hard it is
to hold on
gentle otter
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 9:56 AM UTC
My active younger self
I was all over the place
Hardly home
Words I would say to me
is stay home more
Try to understand your parents
Be a more mindful person
Find love within yourself and body
Share this with others.
Care more about others
Be mindful of your words and actions.
As you cannot change them after the words or actions are
put out into the vibes of life.
golden heron
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 4:38 AM UTC
All of
It was real.
It isn’t going away.
It’s in the muscles.
soft garden
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 3:25 AM UTC
What you missed
may never be regained
take opportunities
as they present
steady elm
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 1:54 AM UTC
Be as you are
nothing much changes
however hard you try
you are best happy
hollow lantern
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM UTC
With the confidence I now walk in.
Bold, assertive and knowing who I am.
This is the picture I would paint
To reach out to my younger body.
Under the moonlit sky
The breeze upon my cheeks
The sand beneath my feet
Reaching for the stars 🌟
And going out to conquer
As no obstacle,road or river.
Would have held me back.
If I held the confidence then.
That I now have.
restless cloud
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 12:50 AM UTC
Dear younger body,
you bolted long before the hairline did.
I chased you for years,
through mirrors, through bravado,
through the daft strut I thought passed for confidence.
But look at us now:
a timeworn frame, sun on our knees,
finally still enough to notice
how much you carried for me.
Thank you for staying
even when I pretended you hadn’t.
quiet reed
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 12:45 AM UTC
To us
The lonely dreamers
Let’s drink while we are young
To burn our throats
And free our lungs
brave lantern
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM UTC
I hope you won't turn out like me.
still pine
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM UTC
not hurting?
well isnt that a nice thing
just you wait
youll slip on the hard wood
one wrong step will send you tumbling down
and towards who you are now
maybe dont do that pas de chat
dont send me into that spiral of pain
please?
golden barn
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:20 AM UTC
Thank you, my dear self
You were kind, minded your own mind
Naive and free of malice
strong willed, with a strong spine
I have taken you for granted
But you didn’t mind, loved me just fine
Safeguarding my soul, from the clutches of the cruel, treating me kind
I am me and you are mine,
One in this body, our story
The old and the new,
Blending in the eventide
weathered pine
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 8:58 AM UTC
You don't have to lose weight
You look beautiful through someone else's eyes
Accept yourself the way you are
You are more beautiful than you realize
steady lark
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 12:02 AM UTC
Don't worry.
You'll change
and change some more
And one day
You'll find something to live for.
amber lantern
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM UTC
To my younger self:
Lying awake in bed at 4 AM
is not a habit
you'll soon shake.
But this time,
your problems won't vanish when
you wake up,
like they used to.
Cherish the comfort of home,
the comforter Mom bought for you,
the four walls that
you will dream about for the rest
of your living days
on a graying earth.
And oh yes,
don't worry -
we lose our virginity;
among many other things,
you would rather have kept.
shy ferry
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 6:56 PM UTC
Dear me, It's okay to not be okay.You are beautiful and need no one to validate that other than you. Hold out for the right person and don't give everything to everyone you meet. Don't walk away from love.
amber wren
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 1:24 PM UTC
Love your arms, your legs, your belly
Stop seeking the validation from others
Your arms allow to be creative and to help others
Your legs have carried you to many adventures
Your belly is not ugly and will later showcase another life you create
A man's standard for beauty does not equate your value
faded meadow
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM UTC
Your head may not quiet
and the blood won't run dry
and there is a stain on your
carpet from that night
but one day you'll move on
and right all of your wrongs,
don't you ever forget
that you are strong
no matter how hard it is
to hold on
gentle otter
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 9:56 AM UTC
All of
It was real.
It isn’t going away.
It’s in the muscles.
soft garden
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 3:25 AM UTC
Be as you are
nothing much changes
however hard you try
you are best happy
hollow lantern
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM UTC
Dear younger body,
you bolted long before the hairline did.
I chased you for years,
through mirrors, through bravado,
through the daft strut I thought passed for confidence.
But look at us now:
a timeworn frame, sun on our knees,
finally still enough to notice
how much you carried for me.
Thank you for staying
even when I pretended you hadn’t.
quiet reed
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 12:45 AM UTC
Your heart doesn't
leak yet.
Enjoy that
Soon it will be a dried up
empty shell.
And you have to water it slowly back to life
salted orchard
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM UTC
Your curiosity knows no bounds
It will leap over hurdles to find answers
You will be shut out over and over again.
But never let your wonder die
Never accept without a 'Why?'
early porch
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 10:21 AM UTC
You are going to face the hard truth of reality.
You are going to lose yourself before you even find it.
You are going to meet a man who will change your life,
Then take it away from you.
You are going to succum to the pressures of this world,
And feel as if you have no worth.
You are going to experience depression,
You will experience oppression,
You will make bad decisions.
To my younger self...
Enjoy life before the shelf,
Where dreams are stored, and shadows delve.
soft cloud
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:11 AM UTC
Oh, I remember you, your untamed life, the innocence of your curves, the cycle of tears in sync with the moon. How you danced in the rain, indulged in the laziness of light, burst into awe, how you shed your skins to reveal myself. Your bones were as light as a bird’s breath before flight. You are still here with me, an offering from an ancient collapse and the enduring heat of a lingering star. You still leap into the unknown trusting the air to hold you. I honor you for all you have been.
tiny badger
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 4:39 AM UTC
To smaller me:
don't make life harder than it already is
late ember
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM UTC
Keep going regardless of setbacks
That girl wasn't the one
You are not one of many
Finish what you started
Head down and plow through
Lots of downs the flip up with time
Be yourself stay loyal and true
People are bitter and cruel
Vicious cycles nothing to do with you
That first kiss won't be the last
Starting over again with experience
Knowing better choosing to do so
Flip off those who doubt rising up
Proving them wrong being better
Silence the noise doing right
Never back down standing tall
shy otter
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 7:50 PM UTC
Dear Felicity
and her younger body,
to both of you
It isn't your fault
you are this way
it's not your fault
that you don't function
the same as everyone else
it's not your fault
that hospitals became a home
those white walls bringing familiarity
and it's not any easier now
those white walls are still familiar
and I am still broken
but please don't blame yourself
don't sit and cry in your bedroom
under fairytale duvets
clutching your plushies and your pills
you
can be you.
faded ferry
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 1:52 PM UTC
Dear Younger Body,
Let me start by saying, I am sorry I did not appreciate you when I had you. You were so flexible, strong, and resilient. I'm really sorry, I never liked you. I was always too fat, then too thin, and never just right according to those in my life, family, and friends.
Looking back now, when I am filled with aches, pains, and shortness of breath, I wish you were still the body I have.
I am sorry I did not appreciate you then. Forgive me.
weary ferry
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM UTC
i wish you could see what youve become
idk if youd be proud
maybe you would shout
maybe youd be dissapointed because i am so ****** up
i wish you could see all i tried to do
all that i achieved
but maybe my failures are to great...
maybe you were right
i should be better
i shouldve been enough and i wasnt
i should have done more and i didnt
i ****** up again
and again
and again
and im sorry
im sorry i never became who you worked so hard to be and i wish you never have to see what i have become
still willow
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 11:21 AM UTC
My active younger self
I was all over the place
Hardly home
Words I would say to me
is stay home more
Try to understand your parents
Be a more mindful person
Find love within yourself and body
Share this with others.
Care more about others
Be mindful of your words and actions.
As you cannot change them after the words or actions are
put out into the vibes of life.
golden heron
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 4:38 AM UTC
What you missed
may never be regained
take opportunities
as they present
steady elm
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 1:54 AM UTC
With the confidence I now walk in.
Bold, assertive and knowing who I am.
This is the picture I would paint
To reach out to my younger body.
Under the moonlit sky
The breeze upon my cheeks
The sand beneath my feet
Reaching for the stars 🌟
And going out to conquer
As no obstacle,road or river.
Would have held me back.
If I held the confidence then.
That I now have.
restless cloud
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 12:50 AM UTC
To us
The lonely dreamers
Let’s drink while we are young
To burn our throats
And free our lungs
brave lantern
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM UTC
Your curiosity knows no bounds
It will leap over hurdles to find answers
You will be shut out over and over again.
But never let your wonder die
Never accept without a 'Why?'
early porch
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 10:21 AM UTC
Thank you, my dear self
You were kind, minded your own mind
Naive and free of malice
strong willed, with a strong spine
I have taken you for granted
But you didn’t mind, loved me just fine
Safeguarding my soul, from the clutches of the cruel, treating me kind
I am me and you are mine,
One in this body, our story
The old and the new,
Blending in the eventide
weathered pine
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 8:58 AM UTC
To smaller me:
don't make life harder than it already is
late ember
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM UTC
To my younger self:
Lying awake in bed at 4 AM
is not a habit
you'll soon shake.
But this time,
your problems won't vanish when
you wake up,
like they used to.
Cherish the comfort of home,
the comforter Mom bought for you,
the four walls that
you will dream about for the rest
of your living days
on a graying earth.
And oh yes,
don't worry -
we lose our virginity;
among many other things,
you would rather have kept.
shy ferry
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 6:56 PM UTC
Dear Younger Body,
Let me start by saying, I am sorry I did not appreciate you when I had you. You were so flexible, strong, and resilient. I'm really sorry, I never liked you. I was always too fat, then too thin, and never just right according to those in my life, family, and friends.
Looking back now, when I am filled with aches, pains, and shortness of breath, I wish you were still the body I have.
I am sorry I did not appreciate you then. Forgive me.
weary ferry
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM UTC
Your head may not quiet
and the blood won't run dry
and there is a stain on your
carpet from that night
but one day you'll move on
and right all of your wrongs,
don't you ever forget
that you are strong
no matter how hard it is
to hold on
gentle otter
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 9:56 AM UTC
What you missed
may never be regained
take opportunities
as they present
steady elm
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 1:54 AM UTC
Dear younger body,
you bolted long before the hairline did.
I chased you for years,
through mirrors, through bravado,
through the daft strut I thought passed for confidence.
But look at us now:
a timeworn frame, sun on our knees,
finally still enough to notice
how much you carried for me.
Thank you for staying
even when I pretended you hadn’t.
quiet reed
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 12:45 AM UTC
Your heart doesn't
leak yet.
Enjoy that
Soon it will be a dried up
empty shell.
And you have to water it slowly back to life
salted orchard
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM UTC
not hurting?
well isnt that a nice thing
just you wait
youll slip on the hard wood
one wrong step will send you tumbling down
and towards who you are now
maybe dont do that pas de chat
dont send me into that spiral of pain
please?
golden barn
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:20 AM UTC
Oh, I remember you, your untamed life, the innocence of your curves, the cycle of tears in sync with the moon. How you danced in the rain, indulged in the laziness of light, burst into awe, how you shed your skins to reveal myself. Your bones were as light as a bird’s breath before flight. You are still here with me, an offering from an ancient collapse and the enduring heat of a lingering star. You still leap into the unknown trusting the air to hold you. I honor you for all you have been.
tiny badger
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 4:39 AM UTC
Don't worry.
You'll change
and change some more
And one day
You'll find something to live for.
amber lantern
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM UTC
Dear Felicity
and her younger body,
to both of you
It isn't your fault
you are this way
it's not your fault
that you don't function
the same as everyone else
it's not your fault
that hospitals became a home
those white walls bringing familiarity
and it's not any easier now
those white walls are still familiar
and I am still broken
but please don't blame yourself
don't sit and cry in your bedroom
under fairytale duvets
clutching your plushies and your pills
you
can be you.
faded ferry
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 1:52 PM UTC
Love your arms, your legs, your belly
Stop seeking the validation from others
Your arms allow to be creative and to help others
Your legs have carried you to many adventures
Your belly is not ugly and will later showcase another life you create
A man's standard for beauty does not equate your value
faded meadow
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM UTC
My active younger self
I was all over the place
Hardly home
Words I would say to me
is stay home more
Try to understand your parents
Be a more mindful person
Find love within yourself and body
Share this with others.
Care more about others
Be mindful of your words and actions.
As you cannot change them after the words or actions are
put out into the vibes of life.
golden heron
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 4:38 AM UTC
Be as you are
nothing much changes
however hard you try
you are best happy
hollow lantern
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM UTC
I hope you won't turn out like me.
still pine
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM UTC
You are going to face the hard truth of reality.
You are going to lose yourself before you even find it.
You are going to meet a man who will change your life,
Then take it away from you.
You are going to succum to the pressures of this world,
And feel as if you have no worth.
You are going to experience depression,
You will experience oppression,
You will make bad decisions.
To my younger self...
Enjoy life before the shelf,
Where dreams are stored, and shadows delve.
soft cloud
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:11 AM UTC
You don't have to lose weight
You look beautiful through someone else's eyes
Accept yourself the way you are
You are more beautiful than you realize
steady lark
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 12:02 AM UTC
Keep going regardless of setbacks
That girl wasn't the one
You are not one of many
Finish what you started
Head down and plow through
Lots of downs the flip up with time
Be yourself stay loyal and true
People are bitter and cruel
Vicious cycles nothing to do with you
That first kiss won't be the last
Starting over again with experience
Knowing better choosing to do so
Flip off those who doubt rising up
Proving them wrong being better
Silence the noise doing right
Never back down standing tall
shy otter
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 7:50 PM UTC
Dear me, It's okay to not be okay.You are beautiful and need no one to validate that other than you. Hold out for the right person and don't give everything to everyone you meet. Don't walk away from love.
amber wren
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 1:24 PM UTC
i wish you could see what youve become
idk if youd be proud
maybe you would shout
maybe youd be dissapointed because i am so ****** up
i wish you could see all i tried to do
all that i achieved
but maybe my failures are to great...
maybe you were right
i should be better
i shouldve been enough and i wasnt
i should have done more and i didnt
i ****** up again
and again
and again
and im sorry
im sorry i never became who you worked so hard to be and i wish you never have to see what i have become
still willow
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 11:21 AM UTC
All of
It was real.
It isn’t going away.
It’s in the muscles.
soft garden
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 3:25 AM UTC
With the confidence I now walk in.
Bold, assertive and knowing who I am.
This is the picture I would paint
To reach out to my younger body.
Under the moonlit sky
The breeze upon my cheeks
The sand beneath my feet
Reaching for the stars 🌟
And going out to conquer
As no obstacle,road or river.
Would have held me back.
If I held the confidence then.
That I now have.
restless cloud
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 12:50 AM UTC