a love letter

this lil plant of mines;

you’ve been my savior, the rope i’ve clung onto through these whitewaters I’ve been treading for too many months.

i’d felt so suppressed / so unheard / so helpless. i’d forced myself to run on autopilot - knowing that allowing that much emotional and mental drain to flood through me would have left me to drown.

i carried on - misting you with an always endearing intent: morning, night & at moment’s notice if i feared your soil was even the slightest bit dry.

evicting the questionable mushrooms that began moving in. wiping each leaf, ever-so-gently, to remove dust. i protected you / nurtured you, inside & out.

then,

bloom.

new flower!

bloom.

two new leaves!

bloom.

more sprouts!

// you barely had three flowers when i picked you out !!

my lil babygirl:

growing gently, yet conspicuously. inspiring me, providing me with purpose, teaching me the oh-so important lessons of tenderness & (self-)care. you’ve been here for me, babygirl.

you’ve kept me afloat

& I am forever indebted to you.

love,

TT