i want to write about Harding
i want to write about this year
i want to write something profound
i want to talk about how much i have been shaped
so much so that it amazes me sometimes
how everything has been preparing me for
this
very
moment
in my life.
how i am looking forward to this summer
how much things have changed
how much things will change
how sad i am about some of that
how so very happy i am about some of that

but i cant.

its not enough; words fail

"kiss me on my shoulder, tell me it's not over. i promise to always come home to you. remind me that i'm older; to be brave, smart, sweet, and bolder."