The Seasoned Few...

"...you'll never know the top till you get too low..."

I confess to lust, to want, to need, to desire... and to love. I confess to allowing myself the vulnerability of a poetic fool that would still travel miles for just a kiss. All under the inspiration of what most would now deem a "fairy tale". I confess... I still believe in "forever". I still believe in an orgasm that lingers beyond the night into beautiful memory. I still believe in missing what you've only had at heart. I still believe in an "us" that is capable of flourishing in turbulent flight. In an "us" that finds a way to turn that turbulence into a passion dance... choreographed by the unique combination of our souls alone. Whose stage is found in the eye of a storm specifically designed with the union of our two bodies in mind. I still believe...

And so we stand... we push no matter what has happened. As though only seconds on a speed bump of caution had slowed us down to life. All with a purpose in mind. With lessons formed as scars upon the skins of our souls. All, in order to lean into a newly branded perspective far from bitterness. A perspective that proves the most important parts of ourselves are immovable and unshakable. Parts that loudly declare that we are not the type to surrender to the fickleness of this age. That our substance is real and that our faith, hope and love are worth fighting for. We stand... we press... we fight. All the while... makin this sh*t look good ;-) 

Oh and we ain't done yet. We have chapters to write. Both together... as well as apart. Chapters on discovery, evolution, purpose and passion. Chapters on love and hope that will move even the most adventurous to shiver at the telling. Neither young, nor old... we are the seasoned few. Seasoned by a pain, grief, loss or struggle that came to break us... but that only managed to slightly bend us instead towards a clearer vision of all that we truly are. In a world where everything tastes the same... we stand apart now. And the more we face... the less blandness we will embrace. It's just the way of things... accept it. Understand your worth and allow life's lessons to keep you in check but rehearse this reality in your soul: false humility is a virtue signal we can no longer afford to indulge. I'm out...

~moses apollo