on being

i want to be the kind of person who loses myself in the presence of another human being.
any human being.
every human being.

i want to get so wrapped up in them, and their struggles, and joys, and their lives, that i cease to exist, outside of the relationship that i am experiencing with that individual.

i want to be exhausted at the end of a visit, because i poured myself out for them, in order to be filled up by them.

i want to give myself away, so i can be available for every person i come in contact with.
every one.

i want people to know that i love them, by my actions and my words.
i want to be used.

real.
and honest.
and lovely.

a friend.