Diamond Days: Love & Letter of a Carat
To the people I adore,
Diamonds are meant to shine together.
In this exit-less, maze-like world, initially, we all wanted it to be simple. Yet, life has spun us into a perfect circle, where silence and happiness seem mutually exclusive — both tough and overwhelming. However, emotions cannot forever stay concealed, so we can hug your hidden sadness and be a smiling flower together with thirteen.
Seventeen has always been my constant companion, especially when my mother couldn’t be there. During feverish nights, it was thirteen who sang me to sleep, soothing my restless mind. Guiding me gently into dreams, soothing my heart. Alone and afraid, their names I’d softly say, like a pinwheel, letting the wind blow me to a path around, became a habit. They stay with me, and all I have to do is say yes. Even without understanding the greatest languages in which we excel, sharing the power of love.
I hope you can give us everything, even the darkest corners of our being. Take out the compass of your heart, don’t lie again to yourselves, and let out your silent screams like a kidult — a child in an adult’s body — we can illuminate the path ahead. I’ll light a flame for you to see how precious you all are.
In a world where practicality often trumps passion, I am endlessly grateful for these diamonds who chose to follow their dreams. Their courage ensures I won’t look back with regret for the roads I didn’t take. “Proud” barely articulates the surface of admiration I hold for them — everything about them is simply beautiful, despite how imperfect love is.
Lingering in April shower, a season that might not be perfect for all, Every day, the miracle persists, as you’ve become more than just a group of individuals — you are my home and my world.
There’s no room for sadness because you fill my world with joy; I’m never alone, even in the darkest moments of dawn.
The dust of our diamond days stained me infusing the same dream, the same mind, and the same night we shared. Even if others offer solace, my heart remains devoted to you, thirteen alone, my diamonds, even in my second life. No matter which way the world turns, the courage of countless tomorrows will embrace our shared shadow.
Let’s cherish what we have; There’s no need for fast pace.
Despite the world’s harsh gaze, I’ll just jam to it, knowing nothing will change our course and definitely, I will run to you, finding the right march. My path remains unchanged, whether on Earth or even if I rocket to Mars, reaching out with a simple “Hey, buddy! I’m not a moonwalker, but I’m healing.”
Even if it takes an eternity to reunite with thirteen, I’ll wait. They waited for me for three years, so enduring six years or more is no value for holding me in a campfire of comfort and understanding. Time fades away as we cross the snow, forging a new future.
I’ll keep singing the melodies we shared, and whenever sadness clouds your voice, know that carats will extend their hands. So, lean on me and come to me; together, we can greet tomorrow’s sun if we comfort each other, holding everything ‘bout you in a wave of a happy ending. Therefore, don’t listen in secret; instead, let’s face the left & right monster with fearless yawns.
Without you 24/7, I’ll learn to be good to myself, but I worry it might not quell all my fear. I pray time won’t change up in ways that aren’t true to myself before I turn 9-teen. Until the two beams of light meet each other, there may be moments of reflection, but I don’t want to cry because that will be no fun.
Let me hear you say the name, until the very last one.
As we raise our glasses to the youth we’ve spent together, let us embrace what kind of future we’ll have, letting each word of our love letters echo that our dawn is hotter than day.
Cheers to shining diamonds, Carats’ headliner, to the God of Music and Maestros!
To SEVENTEEN.
