In The Words of Another: Geneviéve Cuva, Part 2

There have only been two times in my life where, upon meeting someone, I was immediately struck by the knowledge that these people would permanently change my life. They felt familiar, like old comfortable friends I had already worn in, in some past life. One of these people was Sabrael D. Carrol, the other was D.M. Genevieve Cuva. You've already heard a bit about the former, it's high time to know more about the latter.

Oceanic
I want to whisper waves against
your shoreline silhouette,
crashing my fingertips against your skin
and folding them in
to your oceanic heart until we forget
everything except
the lullaby tide
that is
us
just
breathing.

Gen has left an unmistakable mark on my life. Part of my philosophy of life was born from late night talks as I slept in her bed, scratching my name into the foamy ceiling. There are few moments that I remember which are happier than the time we graffitied all the campus sidewalks with chalk or snuck into the music building to film 'The Pink Flamingo' or the time a birthday party turned into an icing fight. I don't even want to think about what my music collection would be like without her generosity.

This is a blog about love in the digital age but that doesn't have to be confined to romantic loves. Genevieve taught me how to love life and, even though just as much distance stretches between me and her now as there is between me and Sab, I will always love her for that. So this is for you Gen. Your work is too beautiful not to share.

P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAB!! So, maybe I'm a little early and maybe I gave you your present a little too, but oh well. You deserve it! It's a little weird to think it's been almost a year already since I met you. And soon it will be six months that I've been with you. My initial idea of you was right, you have changed my life. You've proven to me that there are good things left in this world, an infinite amount of things to look forward to, to strive for. And you've taught me that true happiness lies in the little moments, the small victories. "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." I let myself love you, I learned how to love you, and that is something I'll never ever regret. I'm so lucky to have you and I know this year, Year of the Rabbit, can only have better things in store for us. I love you so much and I hope this year brings you all the things you dream of. I hope it brings me even closer to you. <3