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4.5
4.54
4.54 billion
4.54 billion years
for 4.54 billion years this world has existed and has exhausted itself while begging for your arrival.
on the day that you were born,
the earth shuttered
its oceans roared
and its mountains crumbled.
however
this was not a tragedy
it was the earth expressing its fear to have you in its arms.
one person
one human being
a prodigy
a fragile heart
beating beneath fragile bones.
a complex being that will walk through the grasses of the earth
a being that will climb the curves within its trees
a heart that will have grace greater than its flowers
bones that will carry themselves through its winds
lips that will bend and undulate upon the sight of the intricate details it beholds
skin that will feel the rain
eyes that will tear upon the beauty of your upbringing
a mind that will wither within the things you possess.
the earth waited for you to fall into its arms so that it could tell the jealous planets of millions of miles away
that you have walked upon its ground and held its waters with your hands
it will tell the planets that they will forever be missing the greatest part of existence
because unlike the others
the earth held you
you
you
you
the most precious life to reside inside all universes
the most calming voice to speak into a storm
the most gentle hands to touch creations
of 4.54 billion years.
when you arrive
the earth will call upon the universe to tell it that it has seen beauty in the purest form
and with your touch it is ready to burn away after 4.54 billion years of waiting
for you
you
you
you
because it has watched true love live through the most complex and perfect form of life;
you.
you are the greatest force keeping countless lives from slipping away.
the world has been waiting for you
and it has never seen anything important enough to live for but you
so know that you have changed the world
simply by being alive
you have brought the beauty of 4.54 billion years to its knees for an eternity
it knew that it couldn’t die without first holding you
so for 4.54 billion years it screamed in pain trying to form a place worthy enough to be stepped upon and loved by you
you were the beginning of life within the earth
and you are the end of time.
so know that when you look into the night sky
through the stars and universes and past the planets
the earth is looking upon it too
telling them that it has seen everything anything could ever fathom
after watching you live.
when you leave this earth
it will collapse into a black hole of depression
hoping that it will see you again somewhere inside of the cosmos.
and with this
know that you brought this world to its knees and you were the supplier of all life
yes, you
you
you
you
are that being.
ilc