Dearest,
Sometimes there are moments when I'm looking at the stars and I wonder if you're looking a the same side of Orion as I am.
And sometimes when I'm sitting there, staring off in space, I have to wonder if there are moments when you're thinking of me too.
And then there's those moments where I'm watching the world spin by and I can't recall your name, my mother's name, heck, even my own name.
Those moments are the most frequent because I often ponder back and realize how shallow I am.
So there's these people that I promised we'd be friends forever, and then a few months pass by and I realize I never returned their call. And then I just shrug and go off with my own business. Soon enough we're talking like old times and I'm coming off to realization that I'd missed them, but sadly these great moments only ever happen after some huge tragedy has brought us back together. And I hate to wonder if you'll end up being just another hello that I'd promised the world to...
Sometimes I'm just an ignorant child, but I find myself realizing I'm not going to change.
Anyway, at the sake of sounding just a little less selfish, I half to hope that you really are feeling well. Are your stars as bright as the ones I wish to? Are you treasures so abundant that it's just to hard to tell? I hope the sunrise wakes every morning just so it can catch a glimpse at your smiling face. And that the moon peaks out early every evening just to lock you in it's embrace. And for the sake that you may be everything I am missing out on, I hope your dreams come true. For I may be shallow and ignorant, but I know that someone deserves the world when they are as great as you. And I hope the wind that blows sings you to sleep at night. And that each day you fall that gives you grief never fails to end alright. So tonight I'll sit and stare at the stars, and hope you're staring back. And I'll hope to remember your smile when I'm staring off, and hope it keeps me on track. And when my world spins by and I start to fall through aimless doors. I'll make sure that even if I forget my own, this time the name I'll remember will always be yours.
Sincerely,
A hopeful stranger.
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R o s e D a r k e s t N i g h t
I don't know you, but I tried to make it sincere :]
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dear a hopeful stranger,
im glad your hopeful but i can't say that im glad your a stranger. you sound like an amazing person, someone i'd like to get to know more. this has to be the most perfect letter to a complete stranger from a complete stranger. very sincere, indeed.
i've sat here and thought for awhile about whether or not i could relate to the part about promising forever but months later realizing forever didnt exist, or atleast be able to understand it. i've realized that i can't relate because im always the one someone promises forever to but being left in a pile of ashes once the word burns up and rises to the stars. [maybe thats why my stars dont shine- the ashes cloud them and make them invisible.] on the other hand, i can completly understand. im not exactly sure why you do it but i know there could be a million reasons why and thats why i understand. and it doesnt make you a horrible person, just to let you know.
that last paragraph was probably one of the sweetest, if not the sweetest, things someone has ever said to me. it shows that your heart is something special, don't forget that. thank you, more than i can say. its truly a paragraph that i wont ever forget.
thank you for taking the time to write me, a complete stranger. it means a lot.
love always,
crystal.
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Haha thank you! I tried to be sincere, because I don't know, I really just felt like brightening someone's day. I'm really glad you liked it, cause I spent forever and a day on it! =D
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