safety is a relative term.
what you make of being small
can be anything.
standing in the clouds
makes you realize a thing or two.
they’re not high up after all;
they’re not unreachable;
instead, they are at your fingertips
as long as you choose
to keep them
off the pedestal.
achie...
I would tell you
not to drink so much coffee
and to get more sleep instead.
I would tell you
to not get into the car that night,
to not go fishing in the first place.
I would say that it’s okay
when you let your mother down,
but never your dad.
I would tell you that
You would shine...
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