I swore I’d never come home. I spun this desert dust under my tires, threw a middle finger out the window, and left her in my rearview mirror so many times. I crossed state lines and my own boundary lines and drew lines in the sand until my fingers bled. I declared that parched chapter closed and a new adventure on the horizon. I made other plans. So many other plans. And each time I’d return. Resentful. Wincing at every single one of her sharp edges and barren spaces. Plotting my next escape. Until we had to leave Thailand. Until we had nowhere else to go but to come back to the States. Nowhere else to return to but Arizona. Nowhere else to rest and to heal but
Chills. And also this is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 And also, if only I could’ve headed off to college at home in me because my Mom showed me how to be. But also, I’m making that girl so proud now. 😭❤️
She’s going to see about a girl - HERSELF - and every one of us knows, that is an entire revolution. 😭😭😭😭 GO BABY GO!!
Here’s to raising dragons!!
You and me both! AND. Look at us now. XO
Chills. And also this is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 And also, if only I could’ve headed off to college at home in me because my Mom showed me how to be. But also, I’m making that girl so proud now. 😭❤️