look at you.

i know what you've been through.

i know what it's like. i know how much it hurts.

i know how it feels and i understand why you're so scared

but look at you, charlie. you're gonna go far.

you're already back at it trying to involve yourself in

collective works of art where there's all sorts of friends

even the more experienced are cheering you on.

sharkie was right about one thing:

there's nobody like the friends you can see in front of you

and people like that who never lie to you are a gift.

who is she, a person who could never even tell you the truth

to tell you, a recovering artist so willing to create and perform,

what you are?

that is for you to decide.

you don't deserve someone like that in your life.

your art is your joy, don't ever let it slip away.

someone like you, so full of aspiration i could have never imagined years ago,

you're gonna go far.