Dear 2010,
What can I say that hasn't already been said between lovers across centuries of time? You crept up with ambiguity and swept me off my feet.
You took me places I'd never been and will likely never see again in what's left of my life. You threw me across the country into the arms of my past, dragged me back home kicking and screaming and evicted me when the hurricanes hit.
You showed me that the truth always surfaces, injustices are made right, and most of all, this life has not been lived in vain.
I've had so many hopes for years gone by, so many dreams for the future. I can't say you met every dream I had, but you met the biggest ones and did so with Grace and eloquence unexpected in this hum-drum town.
You took me to the movies, waltzed me down the red carpet and brought me back to life in ways I had forgotten ever lived.
You loved me the way I'd always hoped to be loved by a New Year's Kiss.
If I had to do one thing different, I would have picked more berries when I had the chance.
But oh my sweet destiny, you brought me the most beautiful answers to all that's hung in the air and I will cherish those secret whispers for all eternity.
This year, you took me to the ocean and showed me in the moonlight that my footprints have not washed away. You brought my dreams to the table and open the windows to let the summer breeze in. You showed the world I still had a pulse and took a chance on a small town kid.
Your music lies deep in my soul, forever repeating an echo of the doors I've shut behind me.
Part of me won't miss you. Part of me is glad you're leaving. And yet, part of me feels incredibly empty, partially cheated, and inexplicably clinging to your pant leg like a child afraid of the dark.
It's not that I fear the next mile, I just.... I feel like I missed you. Not all of you, but a part akin to a pair of strangers who keep ending up on the same flights together but never speak a word.
You bring words to the surface in orders that only 2011 will be able to unravel and I look forward to the last lessons you've laid out for me. I just wish I had a little more time to sit with you, maybe have a cup of coffee and review everything that happened. See if either of us still had any questions left at the end of the day.
I'll admit, You were a little more than I could handle this time. Not in a bad way, just... there was SO MUCH to take in. So many happy memories, so many impossibles becoming possible. So many absurdities flung across my footpath expecting to trip me up.
I think I'm going to miss you, but I'm happy to lay you to rest. I'm sure by now you're more than worn out from this journey.
But before to doze off into the night sky, I just want you to know, you're my new favorite year.
I know you're the only one who will understand that. But really, I can't thank you enough. I'll remember that moment forever.
I couldn't have asked for anything better in the world.
You made every tear in my life worthwhile, justified, and meaningful.
2010 this ain't good-bye; it's just where our story ends.
I'll see you in my dreams. I know we'll meet again.
Sleep well my favorite one. Sleep in peace.
I'm sorry didn't write to you more.
