dedicated to them -
i bleed the blood of
the two of you combined.
without you, my words would
run dry, my skin wouldn’t
be my own, the
accomplishments i complete
would be someone else’s.
so thank you, truthfully, for
deciding once upon a time to
let me be who i am, but for also letting me be
led by you. you created the
crevasses into the road
that i follow until i’m
old enough to carry the
family legacy on my
own.
mom and dad,
thank you for everything.
i don’t say it enough, but i
love you - you are my heroes -
and i wouldn’t be here without you.