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...and it helped me sleep better.
i appreciated each decision made,
not because it cleared the air,
but because it was like watching "carpe diem" materialize.
like grabbing tomorrow with both hands.
like touching your destiny,
even if it meant pushing it further away.
like a promise you made to yourself
...sneaking out in the middle of a confession of emotions.
the promise we all make to ourselves
to live our lives like there's no tomorrow
...the newness we all want...

it's not only the newness of tomorrow.
or...the realization that life is what you make it.
i don't know what i'm saying, but it's sorta like
...yeah, the newness
...and then some.
new+.
like it's new-new

...you know...