Rewind to 15-year-old me, I would give you an entire speech about the replaceable nature of people. Present-day, I hold a lot of the same beliefs as that version just in a more mature form. I’d tell you now, give you a whole speech, about how important it is to let go of people. Approach everyone without attachment, expectation. Sometimes people aren’t as they seem and we need to take them for what they are.
I mastered letting go of people fairly early on in life, often finding myself alone but rarely feeling lonely. There’s been a dialogue going on in my head for as long as I can remember – sometimes with myself, sometimes feelings, sometimes people I’ve met. I let go of people, but I hang onto the parts I haven’t finished learning from yet.
Kevin
What’s up, Kevin?
You’ve been chilling in my room
Maybe not your person
Spirit, painting of you
What’s up, Kevin?
I say it as I walk by
We talk about attachment
Making the most of our time
What’s up, Kevin?
popped into my head for months
I try to push you down
but you keep coming up
What’s up, Kevin?
Tell me what you want
I know there’s a lesson here
But I honestly can’t see what
What’s up, Kevin?
Revisit, learn, let go
love unattached, everyone
Speak spirituality – is that the one?
What’s up, Kevin?
Does this have to do with sex?
Is it about the depression
we both walked away with?
What’s up, Kevin?
Is this about breaking in?
Perhaps warning of an intruder?
Let’s talk connection.
What’s up, Kevin?
I’ll finish you some day
the painting, your shirt,
started excitement now feels work
What’s up, Kevin?
I’m done talking to you this week.
You’re just a painting anyways,
you never even speak.
Much love, until next time.
Madeline May I... 