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Its again another early morning and im just sitting on my dingy lawn chair watching the different hues of blue as the sun makes it presence known. With every plume of smoke that leaves my lips im reminded of winter. Cold, harsh, and unforgiving, yet still beautiful.
Its winter somewhere and its evening somewhere. I guess me and my brother know that fact all too well. See my brother loves art and his time is usually spent in seclusion crafting characters and places as deep and rich as his own live. Thats the beauty of imagination. Evidently i wasnt the only person who saw this. He attracted the attention of many aspiring artists, some of whom became great friends albeit online only.
Yet there was one person who stood out amongst the crowd. Lets call her Star. My bro and star would exchange art and tips. They would often time have private chats where they were free to discuss their likes and dislikes, they were free to not only be peers, but friends.
I could tell my bro loved having his own Star. Many times hed talk about her, nothing specific, just how she was funny and a joy to talk to. Eventually, it became clear that they werent just friends. I guess more specifically they didnt see eachother as friends anymore. Rather they became something more.
Weve all been there. Subtle hints back and forth. A smile here and a wink there. I was happy for them. They exchanged numbers and talked on webcam often. Yet, a pattern became apparent. They seeked to be closer with every barrier they passed. First simple messages, to pics, to texts, to calls, to webcam. What was the logical next step?
Well obviously a real meeting.
My brother knew this as did his Star. The only problem? Well Star lived on the other side of the world. When my bro messaged her in the afternoon, it was one in the morning for her. It was like they were in different worlds. When our sun set, hers was rising. When we woke up, she had slipped into a dream. This relationship was not without its consequences, my bro was visibly exhausted from putting up a front. Star was also affected. They went from messaging everyday to once a week to maybe months or more of silence. It was actually very depressing to watch.
My bro just isnt at a point in his life to just drop everything to find her. Itd be very selfish really and i think he knows that. He has a family, hes a single dad who makes it by with help from my friend and I. The same could be for Star. Even if she wants to, it would be impossible since she herself lacks the financial luxury or even emotional bravery. So they both have resorted to a chipper message every month or so. An enthusiastic hello that hides the emotional longing they both have.
Its definitely not easy to watch but my bro has said he doesnt regret it. In fact, hes holding onto hope. Star maybe a world away but to my bro, if his words could reach her then maybe one day so will he.
Ive said me and my bro both have similar experiences but this post is for my brother. His notes reached her and as the title implies maybe he can to. Afterall what is a pairing of stars? I mean if you can use a little imagination you can make an image. That's a constellation, right?
Thanks for listening. Hope everyone is having a good morning.
Cheers and blessings of the moon on your journey.
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You have a beautiful way with words, clearly your brother isn't the only artistic one in the family. It's so heartbreaking this story of almost love, I hope your brother finds a way to follow his Star or his Star finds him.
ReplyThanks a lot, you words really made my morning haha. Im sure my brother would appreciate your sentiment and im sure theyll be able to reach eachother one. I firmly believe its just a matter of when.
Cheers and have a great day.
Praise the sun!
ReplyWoe I hope he does someday reach
her, If it a meant to be Love they will reach each other, and if it ain't he probably never will, thought it sounds like to me they already have being away from each other hurts. them both sounds like to me they feel a very strong connection towards each other.
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