"This is for the man who has held more pensthan cigarettes, and who has touched otherswith his..."

“This is for the man

who has held more pens

than cigarettes, and

who has touched others

with his words more than

his hands. This is my

confession, my reminder

to him of my appreciation

and dedication. For the man

who has seen a light

inside of me while others

could only see darkness.

For you, the man who

was able to put my mind

on a pedestal and not

inside of a box that held

letters of love and secrecy.

To you, the man who changed

my outlook on passion,

and who only ever wanted to

display my affections upon

the surface of his beloved art,

I thank you. I thank you for

finding the strength in the

parts of myself that I never

even knew had the ability

to be remembered.”

- "A man like any other," - Colleen Brown