I am incapable of conceiving infinity and yet I do not accept finity.

I, a universe of atoms, an atom in the universe.

nothing is infinite,
not even loss.

You are made of the sea and the stars, and one day
you are going to find yourself again.

Sometimes desire is air; sometimes desire is liquid.
And every now and then, when everything else is air and liquid,
desire solidifies, and the body is the magnet that draws its weight.

Child, do not fear. Fall has made even the bravest men feel this way, even the tallest trees have their season. Do not curse Mother Nature, even She has her reasons.

It’s dark because you are trying too hard.
Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly.
Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply.
Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them…
So throw away your baggage and go forward.
There are quicksands all about you, sucking at your feet,
trying to suck you down into fear and self-pity and despair.
That’s why you must walk so lightly.
Lightly my darling…

Someday, I’ll show you the bullet I had for you,
after time has done the wash.
I’ll take it out of the jar of missed opportunities.
We’ll hold it up to the light.
You’ll roll it around your mouth like a fallen tooth.
You won’t forgive me exactly,
but we’ll laugh about how small it is.
We’ll wonder how such a little thing
could ever have meant so much.