"Ever since I can remember,I’ve always wanted thingsthat I knew I could never have.Whether..."

“Ever since I can remember,

I’ve always wanted things

that I knew I could never have.

Whether it be a $3 toy

at the drugstore down the street,

a pair of shoes I know

I’ll only ever wear once,

or someone who belonged

to someone who is not me,

I always yearned for

its presence. Up until

a few years ago, I’ve stopped

craving things that were

out of my reach, and

the attention of those

who never cared to

pay attention to me at all.

And I can tell you with

the truth supporting my meaning

that this is the happiest

I’ve ever been.

I think once we stop

chasing after things

that we know we’ll never

be able to hold and to call

our own, I think we start

to understand what it is

that we need, rather than

what it is that we desire.”

- "I was just running around in circles, trying to catch my tail," - Colleen Brown