[Adeline]

Dear [Adeline]

thank you for letting me cry into your pillow

and pretending not to mind when the tears spilled over onto this blog.

thank you for covering for me when I wanted to share

my deepest

because I don't think I could've done it without you.

thank you for agreeing with me

when I thought we deserved more comments

but not letting me wallow in self-pity

because you know me so well.

thank you for taking on a life of your own

and teaching me so much about myself

just by listening

& thank YOU

thank you

[Courtney Rome]

& [Eva Peron]
& [Cloudwatcher]
& [June Lancaster]
& [Avery Moon]

& every other

thank you for the promises to come back for more

since the very first "maybe"

and thank you for letting me take pride in the posts I wanted to delete

and thank you for your own,

the inspiration I couldn't have written one thing without.

thank you for sighing with me

and crying with me

and being patient with me

when I couldn't quite find the right words

& I never did mean to be the sad blog.

This isn't the end.
because this blog is far too therapeutic
to live without



[Adeline], you will be a favorite memory.
a sad smile
a good laugh

and now they'll call me

paige.

because life goes on

and pain demands to be felt.

xoxo,

Paige Smalley