Dear X,

[pplwatching]

I went and took a listen for myself. I've never heard of the artist or the song, but it's beautiful, haunting, emotional, and well crafted. Kind of like some people I know.

 

[Saucyminx]

Dear HT posters,

There are some truly lovely, wonderful people who remind me why I keep coming back to Lit on this board. Thank you for that.

Sincerely,
M

 

[pplwatching]

It’s apparently from a musical. Though I’ve not heard of the song or the musical before, the singer has been on my playlist for a number of years. Her voice is pure beauty.

I am a knuckle dragger musically, but her voice is almost as inspirational and beautiful as my wife. Almost.

 

[haha_on_me]

Dear Wept A Little,

I heard that song for the first time at the Curly Haired Wonder’s dance concert on Sunday and I sat in the audience trying not to hear it but hearing nothing but it. It was, like a lot of the time these days, awfully hard not to cry.

I will be fine, my friend. One day.

Sincerely,

Trying hard to bring back the fire

Dear Trying Hard To Bring Back The Fire,

This is me reaching out to you, reach back if you need a shoulder or hand to help you find that fire. You matter a lot to me.

Signed,

The Quiet Guy In The Corner

 

[Miles Long]

Dear Weekend,

You got here not a moment too soon! Now let's spend a couple days in each other's warm embrace.

Love,
Miles

 

[Emerson40]

Dear Penis,

That's just enough now, you hear?

Enough.

Now, settle down.


Malapropos and occasionally jostled on the train,

Tent-Trousered Commuter

 

[aussiegeekygal]

Dear ass cheeks,

Sorry for accidentally spraying poo-pourri on you. I know it stings a little, but take solace in the fact that you smell amazing right now.

Aussie

 

[Saucyminx]

Dear Penis,

That's just enough now, you hear?

Enough.

Now, settle down.


Malapropos and occasionally jostled on the train,

Tent-Trousered Commuter

Dear Em’s Tent Pole,

Ignore him. You do you, boo.

In purely imagined admiration,
Curly Locks

 

[PuckIt]

Dear Emmie,

I can't possibly be the only one who thought you were about to break out the Rodney Carrington.

Sincerely,
Taking the chuckles where I find 'em.

 

[Saucyminx]

Dear small furry jaws with claws,

If you don’t stop biting bits of my slumbering self, I’m going to stick you in the freezer.

Love,
Your Chum

 

[ratherabsurd1]

Dear World

Thank you for all the beauty you give me. Thank you for the wonderful people that are here to make life better. Thank you for the air I breath that makes this all possible.
Thank you for the opportunity to make the world a better place.

 

[ease037]

Dear Thanksgiving,

I am quite tired of forcibly being thankful. Please let me get back to being blissfuly unaware of how spoiled and decadent my life has become.

Can we perhaps consider changing your name to "Gateway- to- Christmas- shopping- hell- day".

I believe it has a certain allure to it.

 

[Saucyminx]

Dear Mr Print-shop man,

Who told you, you could leave me? We were buddies damn it. You were supposed to last forever.

You were such a wonderful friend, even though you were old enough to be my dad. I still have the damn bagel cutter you made me, and boy minx still has the stuffed toy you threw at me so you could get the hell out of my baby shower—but you still came to it. The only guy there, big and gruff, and sweet.

Thank you for getting me into trouble all the time for hanging out with you in the shop. Thank you for only catching the Pennyslvania type that went out in all the newsletters only AFTER we printed a couple thousand of them for the SRC. W was sooooooo mad, and we laughed until tears ran down our faces. It will always be pronounced Penis-slavia in your honor.

I will miss your charm. I will miss your wisdom. I will miss your stupid dad jokes. And most of all, I will miss those big bear hugs.

Fare well and safe journey my friend.

 

[BeautifulBlueSky218]

Dear X,

I'm so glad you're out of my life now. All you ever done was abuse me and take me for granted and ripped me of my self esteem. Putting me down and calling me a slut once you realized I had an attraction towards woman. Controlling me and doing anything you could to try to make me feel horrible about myself. For so many years I was blind and kept thinking that suddenly you'd wake up one day and truly love me but you never did love me, did you? All you did was abuse me, emotionally and verbally. You never loved me for who I was deep down inside and hopefully one day I'll be able to open my heart up again and trust someone like I trusted you. I gave you everything and all you did was take me for granted and use me for your own personal gain. Now I can proudly say that I'm glad that your out of my life.

Forever Goodbye,
Samantha

 

[AlotLikePsyche]

There was a time, years ago now, when you had some influence, some power here. Back when you were SJ or XXplorher or LateralMovement or Jailhouse or JCT. But, now? Now that you’re everyone, and no one? Pollthis or Amoebathat. Who cares? You’re meaningless. Anonymous. Empty. I can deplete my mind of you without effort. I’m one happy distraction away from forgetting you entirely.

 

[Miles Long]

Dear Worried friend,

You’re hilariously adorable when you’re angry.

Love,
Me

PS I love my new middle name.

https://media0.giphy.com/media/HFp9qFYfbOpZm/200.gif#0-grid1

 

[AlotLikePsyche]

Dear X,

I found my copy of the Fountainhead today. I only read it because you told me to.

I underlined passages on almost every other page. Most of my notes are questions for you. Comments to you. I must have thought you would see them one day, meet me one day.

It’s been ten years, though. Maybe I should let go of that hope.

Either that, or read it again.

Maybe this time I’ll find the part that makes you stay.

Psyche

 

[girlygirl321]

Dear Ex,
It was really nice when we were not communicating with each other. Why did you have to go and spoil it? Was it because you needed another ego boost? Because I am no longer the person to do that for you. It has been two years since you broke up with me and I can no long be your emotion support. I am in a wonderful place and I have a really great relationship with someone else.

Our 'friendship' has run its course. Maybe one day we can try being friends again; when our friendship would need to be based on mutual respect and less on you playing emotional games.
I wish you the best of luck.
Sincerely,
The ex-girlfriend

 

[AlotLikePsyche]

Thank you, Rainshine. What a beautiful name.

Maybe I’ll set it on fire. That exceptional nonsense was never for me anyway.

I’m the only girl I know who’s sad enough to grieve the loss of a man I never even met.

Fuck the book. All it ever did was hurt me, haunt me. It can burn.

Psyche

 

[cascadiabound]

Thank you, Rainshine. What a beautiful name.

Maybe I’ll set it on fire. That exceptional nonsense was never for me anyway.

I’m the only girl I know who’s sad enough to grieve the loss of a man I never even met.

Fuck the book. All it ever did was hurt me, haunt me. It can burn.

Psyche

I'll join you at that bonfire, Psyche.
But don't be fooled. You are not alone.
So many of us grieve the loss of people we never met.
It is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign that you loved.
That you allowed yourself to feel, to become vulnerable.
This is a sign of your genuine humanity, and is not a weakness.

Signed,

Feeling your pain.

 

[Mrtenant]

Ladies,

First off.....that pic really stretched the page.

Secondly.....its awright though, powerful emotions tend to burst past many boundaries, yes?

Thirdly.....its not just the women that experience such heartache. Some of us men have been through it too.

It is living. Beautiful, hard, wonderful, tragic, and everything in between.


In sympathy


MrT

 

[Ubernaught]

Dear X,

What to do now that reality has finally been accepted?

Sincerely,
Clueless

 

[AlotLikePsyche]

Ladies,

First off.....that pic really stretched the page.

Secondly.....its awright though, powerful emotions tend to burst past many boundaries, yes?

Thirdly.....its not just the women that experience such heartache. Some of us men have been through it too.

It is living. Beautiful, hard, wonderful, tragic, and everything in between.


In sympathy


MrT

MrT,

Sorry about the pic, I deleted it.

That was well said. After careful consideration, I’m willing to accept that maybe men are human, too.

Thank you for the kind words.

Psyche

 

[AlotLikePsyche]

My sisters, my friends, may we find comfort within and without, and may we observe our own vulnerabilities with the same kind eyes we have for each other.

 

[Que]

I don't know that I've ever met anyone that is as kind to themselves as they are to (some) strangers.

The value that I see an inner child work is that it's a lot easier to be kind to the child you once were than the person you now are.

We all know the homily about not having walked a mile in the other person's moccasins and hence not having a clear understanding of their travails. Think about it- you actually were there in your own moccasins every step of the way except for of course the times when you kicked the moccasins off to walk over coals or broken glass.

The best advice I could give anyone is to ditch the moccasins. Invest in a nice pair of Tony Lamas; they're much more stylish.