Dear Tucson,

My heart is heavy from you, my heart is lifted by you. Tucson, you have found so much of me. I’m embarrassed that you had to see me sit in a box for such a long time in the beginning, but only with your corners and your petals could I have elevated. Because you slowly and patiently lured me out of a cave to feel the rays of the living. You gradually gave sight to a fool; a maturing fool. You have handled my sensitive soul during unfitting times, but you’ve also given me feelings that flew me to the tips of the peaks. And I love that those are the ones highlighted in my memory. You’ve shown me what love is my dear Tucson and you’ve given me loves to have. You have been in front of me, opening doors and it was only my doing that closed them or walked by because I was too wrapped inside my own mind. So thank you Home for being open for me, and thank you Self for watching the Sun rise rather than set. I love you for all the little places you carry on your back and I love you for all the water you’ve poured on my dry soul. Forever Tucson you are embedded in the shape of my heart for you were the one who built the delicate frames that the rest of my life’s veins grow upon.

Sincerely,

A trying spirit

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