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open letter to the aliens

from POINTS . by Harvey James

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my mother told me that she knows that i will be okay
i guess its just her way of saying she believes in me
but im so afraid of disappointing everyone i know
it only serves to make me doubt myself even more

im concerned that ill stop growing and my mind will stop as well
im concerned that ill stop singing songs to extraterrestrials
that the death of unreality and terror they predict
will really be the death of thinking i have a choice how i live

In the grand scheme of things we are so small
im afraid when i get well i will lose who i was
if there's anybody out there who feels like i do
can you come down and meet me? i promise ill be cool
i know
life sucks
isnt it funny
you'll never know what i see
and you can never share the same with, me

do they have words for nuerodivergencies where] you live?
do they have a sense of respect for the people they are with?
do you ever want to cry until your eyes are red and tired?
can your eyes even do that? ill cry for you if not.

remember the first time you realized truly you're alive?
and do you remember the first time you wanted to extinguish that light?
im afraid of never dying, im afraid to live
what the hell is the point? im sure you dont know why

In the grand scheme of things we are so small
im afraid when i get well i will lose who i was
if theres anybody out there who feels like i do
can you come down and meet me? i promise ill be cool
i know
life sucks
isnt it funny
you'll never know what i see
and you can never share the same with, me

when i took the trash out i stopped to see the stars
its weird how theyre all colored, we just cant perceive them that far
do they really look like rainbows, are they beautiful to you?
do they remind you of the life that burns deep inside of you

In the grand scheme of things we are so small
im afraid when i get older, ill forget to see the stars
if theres anybody out there who feels like i do
can you come down and meet me? i promise ill be cool
i know
life sucks
isnt it scary
how dark the sky can get
if youre alone
if youre afraid
some dumb human loves you
it will be okay

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from POINTS ., released December 11, 2015

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Harvey James Michigan

22 | they/them
musician, artist, poet, diviner.

a lot of this is old, and ive been gone a long time. but it still means a lot to me, and im so grateful it means something to you.

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