Pen Me a Picture

You and the Vagabond There’s a point at which we have to decide if we like eachother enough that we don’t want to let go. That is when you call it a relationship. You see, until then, it’s all about discovery; getting to know the ways of the other person’s world and understanding the things which make them a part of yours. So how do you approach this person? What do you say to them? How will you know when it’s the right time? How do you know if they see you as though they’re looking into their future? How do you know if your face matches their smile? How do you know if they want to stay up late, watch the stars and dream about the oceans of contingency? The answer is, you don’t. You will never know. Can I see your thoughts? Like lines of a poem waving in the air above your handsome head? Can I find your words for you? And write them on my forehead so I don’t forget them? Make my eyes a journal. Draw in them, your castles in the air. I seek truth in your paintings.

“It is important to live in the now. It is also important to look to the future. There are points in time, where we are meant to focus more on one or the other, however, neither of them is a definite point of view.” If you are only focused on either looking to the future, dwelling in the past or living in the present, you will miss the wisdom that comes from the balance of all three. If you could see yourself in the future, wouldn’t it change the choices that you make in the present? If you could go back in time and fix your mistakes, how would you ever learn? We must not live life worrying about this day or that day, or how much time we have. Rather live as though you have a world ahead of you and a life behind you. Live in such a way that you can wear your past on your face and feel no shame. When you stand, which way do your feet point? They are in front of you. And what side of your body are your eyes located? On the front of you. Where is your nose? On the front of you!