4 lines to rule them all

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Heres a visual representation of what your life looks like if you live above the statistical benchmark to the age of 80. Each square here represents one week at an average of 53 weeks per year To some this might seem morbid, but I find it fascinating, humbling. You see a box I see milestones; birth of a child. The passing of a loved one. Graduation. The first paycheck. Marriage. Happiness and sadness and everything in between all rolled into 4 lines connected together. I like to fill in each week as it passes, it serves the following purpose - acts as a reminder on how far I have to go, so I contemplate and reflect on mistakes to learn from them - helps in keeping my self aligned to my values and stick to my smaller seemingly mundane habits that will only benefit me in the long run (like staying active/ keeping relationships) - keeps me grounded on how much I do not know - a constant reminder on not to take small things too seriously as it will all eventually come to an end - lastl...

A Thousand Flames



A Thousand Flames 

You were the sum of a thousand flames

I, a moth drawn to your endless light


A palate of cinders and ash


Yours was an unimaginable warmth


Mine was solace from the storm


Ours was a love purified by fading embers 


I could never tell where you began and I ended 


For my hands are tattooed still with scorch marks of your touch


And if I could live it again, certain in how it ends


A lifetime would be fair price, for another fleeting moment of us


Forgive my courage today, for the wind grows ever stronger


A new storm is approaching and the season turns

Too long have I huddled over this dying flame, it aches to be free


There is no wood left to burn 


But know that your warmth has never left me

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