Lovely Bones

Happy Halloween everyone!!! In honor of the day when veils between worlds are supposed to be the thinnest and all the evils come out to play, I'm going to write something fitting for all the evils out there. Here are a few roses with thorns to lay over old wounds and put the past to rest. With the remedy to avoid the peskiness around you.

Recently, I've taken a lot of time to really go over my life, the decisions I've made, WHY I've made those decisions, the people no longer in my life that will always have their names etched onto my heart, and the paths I've taken when I most definitely should not have. It's been a very self-reflective last month. Weirdly, moving does that. Or at least it did with me.

So.

Here's to all the people who have broken my heart, both friends and significant others. May you all rest in peace in the bed of roses I laid just for you. May new life bloom from the cracks in your soul and help you heal from all the world has dealt you.

Here's to all the bad decisions I've made in my life that got me to this realization. The realization that I have the power to make my own decisions and choices and know each one of them leads me a little closer to the person I am striving to be. I'm laying you down and never picking up the guilt again.

Here's to the ghosts of my past, the demons that have constantly chased me that I have tried so very blatantly to hide from and have failed miserably. I'm healing the wounds from your claws, warming the cold heart and soul from the hellish mists of my ghosts and moving on to warmer and happier paths. May you all go burn in hell where you belong.

Here's to my over-zealous expectations of myself that have held me back from fear of always failing and never getting anywhere in life. They have been unrealistic, unfair and indeed unnecessary. May I always strive to do my best and realize I am human.

And finally....here's to all of you beautiful humans out there who have dark pasts, who's spark is only embers, who have been hurt, broken, bruised, shattered into oblivion and those of you lost. You have the bones, the lovely bones, that make up you. Clear the cobwebs away, remember who you are, what you love, the essence of you, and learn what makes your soul dance. Let this be the reminder to find the light that guides you back to your rightful path, where you get to the realization that you, too, can do whatever you want if only you believe. All you need is a little hope.

Hope....is the flame that scares away all the monsters in your head.

I hope all of you have a safe, fun, and wonderful Halloween!!