Things I’m certain of

That lemon tarts taste good, my acne scars will eventually fade, I will look in the mirror with softer eyes, that we’re not as alone as we think, the sun will rise again no matter how long the night was, that the world is full of people to love, life is worth giving a damn, that my daydreams will really happen, if you could see a kiss it would be lilac, that the things others cannot see will stop tormenting me, his tears look like drops of space dust, that I’ll be able to hold onto all the love I’ve gotten, that my soul is not up for grabs, a midnight drive down the freeway can cure emptiness, even if for a momentary second, that I believe in fairytales and golden eyes and lingering in the doorway when it’s time to leave and eating chocolate when you want it and photographing every sunset like we would never see the sun again, that Mozart sounds good on the loudspeakers, that god is as alive as we are, that I will never run out of things to wonder about, you don’t need water to break up a dogfight, white roses smell like his breath as we lay in bed, the tv static sounds like bygone conversations, that I’ll see him again in another life, that I’m slowly getting better, that summertime will always warm my heart, there will be apples to pick and notebooks to fill and jade green swimming pools to sink into and children to remind you of other lives, that time is redeemable, gravity will keep me rooted no matter how far the current sways me, if the winter air bites you it means you’re alive, you should follow where your soul takes you, war will end one day, that swans who flew south for the winter will return to that rose-garden pond they call home, a little faith goes a long way, this world is ours to save, that it’ll never again be the same as it was, that there are countless kindred spirits out there, that I will pick myself off the bathroom times as many times as I need to, that no matter what, I will survive.