Sometimes I write things

Orion

Alone
in the night,
I look to the stars.
I hope to see him,
And for half the year,
He is there.
His belt and his bow
Remind me I am not alone.

Each star
Makes a dot
Connecting to dot with lines
Invisible.
With the cold and the wind,
I shiver,
But I take a deep breath,
That I might stay.

Sometimes,
I am afraid.
Afraid to be alone.
Afraid to cry.
Afraid even to sing.
But seeing him,
I remember that I am not,
Can never be— alone.

Stuff

A lot has been going on with me recently. I had my j-tube inserted which was pretty intense, it left me in the hospital for about 6 days and home from school for an additional week- in other words, it was basically a party! I learned a really cool thing though, in about 6 weeks, my body will have adapted to the tube and will create a track from the hole on my abdomen to the corresponding hole in my intestine, this allowing for this tube to be simply pulled out and replaced without needing additional surgery.  I am amazed by the capacity of the human body to adapt, and I think the same can be said of the human spirit. 

Everyday, as human beings, we are faced with thee heart wrenching, the beautiful, the interesting, the boring, and the terrible; yet, each following day, we get up again.  That is amazing. Seriously.  I am so impressed by all the people around me, facing things I myself could not face. And helping me to face the things I must.

This, brings me to my next point: I have really amazing friends, and lots of them.  If you are reading this blog, chances are, you are my friend. And you are most certainly amazing.  The support I feel is overwhelming (can a thing be merely whelming? I'd like to feel whelmed). Anyway, the important thing is that surrounded by the human experience, I find myself amazed that I am lucky enough to merit the friendship and support of so many, though the face so many problems of their own. Thank you.