Dear Austyn,
I love that way that sounds; your name is spelled more beautifully than the Texas city, than all its prominent, well-known statues.
I’m not just trying to compliment you here. What I’m saying is, I am searching for beautiful people and appealing pathways in life, and I think you could help me; you can hitch hike a ride on my journey and guide me towards the right roads, because sometimes I feel like nobody wants to help me. I feel like everyone expects me to do everything on my own; but it’s a long, one-way street without friends and family.
I’m the kind of person that goes on long drives by myself in the middle of the night for one of two reasons; either I am trying to escape another night of black mascara staining my pillow cases, or I just want to find a place that offers something better. I take road trips alone to get away from all the people I know because it is too painful to not strive for something better. When I see the double yellow lines for hundreds of miles, I get lost in the thought that I am the only person that exists; sometimes I pretend I am driving to a dream land, a better place with better people; people who won’t lie, people who won’t make mistakes that they’ll need to apologize years later for; people who are kindhearted and care about me.
I want to believe that this isn’t a place I made up in my head; I want to believe that caring people exist. I want to believe that I can feel loved and welcomed in a family. I want to feel appreciated. I want to be hugged like no one wants to let me go. I want to believe that love isn’t just the feeling before pain; I want to believe that promises can be kept and that there are people in this world that won’t break hearts just because they can.
I want to believe that you are one of the better people in this world; that you have a sincere, caring heart; that you appreciate others because they deserve it; that you respect differences and opinions; that you tell your friends every now and then how much they mean to you; that you call or text your friends because you care; that you are honest with your friends and would never do anything to purposely hurt them.
Please tell me that you are one of those people that I have been looking for, during those hundreds of miles that I drove.
Sincerely,
Jordan
Author notes
I wrote this sort of inspired by your contest page; in reality, I have distanced myself from my true family. They have done nothing but disappoint me and hurt me over and over again through the years. I get most of my support through my friends at school and on AP 
my name is Jordan
almost 20 years old
female
sophomore in college
favorite color-- blue
varsity athlete
vegetarian
play the trumpet.
and I would like to be in your AP family, wherever you can find a place : )
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A contest entry
- I miss when I had family;; by Eyes Wide Shut.
2250 points, ended October 31, 11 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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I, personally, believe I am one of those people and I can't wait to show you that I am
and prove to you that you are beautiful, loved, appreciated, wanted, and welcomed. I love you already 
Reading this honestly touched my heart, you seem so wonderful and a bit lost and I am so ready to find you because I'm lost too, so maybe we can be lost together and find ourselves together <3
I'm leaving where you want to be in my family up to you,
it's your choice and you can think about it however long you want.
Hugs and kisses,
Austyn♥
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oh emm gee.
wow, this is so honest. i wish i could write like this! I love you!
x
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love this letter how could they not to want u in their ap family ,,, best of luck in the contest
Sean
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