The year of our wedding, the year Ziggy died, the year I became forcefully aware of mortality and the overwhelming meaning that comes before it,
The year of holding the line, the year of letting go,
The year David lynch died, the year of donuts and darkness,
The year of new life, the year Ellington, Luca, and Daniel were born,
The year Zohran Mamdani became mayor,
The year I read fairytales, diaries, and fables, the year I listened to vinyls,
The year of diamonds and jade,
The year I over-ruminated on my limitations, the year I began to question my narratives,
The year of flowers, cut and wild,
The year of music that you can dance to,
The year of kisses and tears,
The year of the ocean, forest, desert, mountain, lake, sky,
The year of the moonrise and the sunrise 💗

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