Life is…
Soft
Hard
Steady
Unpredictable
Life is wishing everything could stay the same.
Life is knowing that it can’t.
Life is…
Work
Traffic
Delays
Getting stuck
Life is missed first kisses on a school bus.
Life is real first kisses in a corner of a darkened street.
Life is…
Fucking
Biting
Bitching
Scratching
Life is please stay with me.
Life is go away.
Life is…
Heartbeats
Hospitals
First breaths
Last breaths
Life is the beauty of autumn leaves.
Life is bursts of color in the spring.
Life is…
Bare feet
Grass
Concrete
Wood
Life is closing your eyes.
Life is using your senses.
Life is…
Shitting
Pissing
Moaning
Joy
Life is a slow burn.
Life is time slipping through your fingers.
Life is…
Falling in like
Falling in love
Faith
Community
Life is moments of complete clarity.
Life is constantly wondering what the fuck is going on.
Life is…
Trivialities
Fantasies
Dreams
Internet crushes
Life is red cups at Starbucks.
Life is a crispy slice of pizza.
Life is…
Unemployment
Passion
Regret
Sleep
Life is a lack of ideas.
Life is being full of thoughts that you can’t quite articulate.
Life is…
Shitty bands
Perfect bands
Sweaty shows
Sticky air
Life is stillness.
Life is flowing.
Life is…
Falling
Scraping
Bandages
Ice packs
Life is always being there.
Life is avoidance.
Life is…
Holding on
Letting go
Fucking off
Making it stop
Life is being miles away and wishing you were there.
Life is being there and wishing you were anywhere else.
Life is…
Inside jokes
Late night confessions
Fucking up
Owning it
Life is forgetting to hit save.
Life is the sheer beauty of Command + Z.
Life is…
Tweezing
Plucking
Waxing
Shaving
Life is trying to be picture perfect.
Life is rolling out of bed and not giving a fuck.
Life is…
Achieving
Scraping by
Questioning
Acceptance
Life is learning to be independent.
Life is knowing when to ask for help.
Life is…
Family
Choices
Endless
Finite
Life is everything they said it would be.
Life is nothing you thought it would be.
Life is…
Confusing
Consuming
Terrifying
Brilliant
Life is understanding that this is it.
Life is.
(Mi abuelita—tan bella, graciosa y amable. Rezo para que el Señor cuida de ti y sé que te veré de nuevo algún día. Te amo y te extraño. Voy a pensar en ti cada día. Gracias por ser mi abuela.)
