The night passed in a haze of fever sweats and vivid dreams. In one, Jack had a pumpkin for a head and a chicken for friend

You can blow into a balloon and watch it inflate, and then release it and see it deflate. You can take that same balloon and blow into it again, and observe it inflating. That's what my heart is doing in this moment, inflating and holding the air.

My heart is a harness of nothing, deflated balloon, and a place of loss.

The envy needs to cease, or it will destroy everything that is a part of you.

Regrets are unacceptable, and a reversal of your decision is impossible because your desire today overpowers any future wishes.