deep waters

right now, you’re in the middle and in the middle is a very scary place to be. to be in the middle is feeling like you’re treading open ocean, the shore somewhere far off on each horizon - maybe out of sight. the middle is a place where drowning feels very possible.

right now, you know enough to realize that there are things that matter and things that don’t, unanticipated forevers and shocking goodbyes, breaking and thriving, there are days that are good and days that are bad, you know enough to realize that life is full of contrast and that contrast brings depth.

right now, you are finding out the strength in your legs as you tread in the middle, wondering which shore to aim towards. you are feeling your heart beating and being shown what you are made of. even in these deep waters, you will not drown.