to an older emma
dear emma,
how are things these days? have you aged well? do you wake up every day knowing that the hard work i did back here payed off? it was always for you. it was always for me. i wonder what you look like often. do you still smile? do you cry often? do you allow yourself to feel? does your inner you still rule you? you can see i have many questions. one thing i've learned is that i can't ask past emma about the past. maybe one day this will reach you and you can let me know how things are going
i hope you learned how to get out of your head more often, it pays off. the little moments where i do are truly beautiful. it is like anything else i feel. i must practice it, hone it, be grateful for the moments where it happens
i do this all for you, i do this all for me
best,
present emma