transcript of 'to wherever it may concern'
It was nice to encounter you if only I had got to know you more, you were kind at times but dangerous and unreadable but you were a joy to be with; alone and with others. I felt safe in your company and at home while with you. I feel like I have never truly been lost, our world is mapped, flattened and digitized. We have indelibly imprinted ourselves upon you. You trusted us and we were selfish.
I am sorry.
I know you are still with us, but distant, preserved and rarefied, kept breathing only by machine. Please stay. You made me feel alone, in the most wonderful way. My instinct lies with you; however long you are away I will always have you in my heart. I searched for enlightenment with you, void of external desires and deprived from sensory input.
I couldn’t escape the damage that had been done. I couldn’t un-see what I had seen. You were uncanny, you made me nervous, curious and adventurous and for that I thank you. For nothing can replace the joy I found upon discovering you just for a second, whether you were even there at all, I will never know, but thank you. You are beautiful, glassy eyed and staring out.