Entry Six: Pretty, Because They're Pretty Too

Who are we without the ones who’ve seen every version of us—and stayed? The ones who can laugh at your most outrageous moments, but never judge you for them.

Thoughts & Confessions Turned into Verses

Some nights,
I go out with friends, 
Toast to the boy
Who still believes in forever-when he doesn't even feel
My absence.
And still...
I fix my hair,
Reapply the gloss, Take another picture,
And remind myself I'm okay.
They’re not just my friends.
They’re the ones who remind me
as long as we’re together,
everything will be alright.
They bring out the pretty,
​because they’re pretty too.

​Penned in the Glow of the Mirror

Behind every photo, there was a group of friends who saw more. They didn’t need the full story to hold space for me. These aren’t just friendships—they’re the reason I made it out of the darkest places.


They saw me breaking and held on, even when I couldn’t hold myself. When I didn’t respond to birthday messages—my mom told them where I was in March of 2022. The moment I was released from getting help, they were one of the first to show up.


They remind me what it means to just be a boy from Pennsylvania—a boy whose world has always felt misunderstood, but somehow, they’ve always understood me.

Who are we without the ones who’ve seen every version of us—and stayed? The ones who can laugh at your most outrageous moments, but never judge you for them.

And even in your most scandalous chapters, they hold you accountable. They tell you the truth—even when it’s hard. No matter what life throws your way, you’ll be okay—because you have each other. In this lifetime, and every other.

When I’m with them, I don’t worry about being too much. They love the drama, the depth, the diva in me. They don’t try to tone me down—they turn the spotlight up.

My girls are the proof that not all soulmates are romantic.
Pretty, because they’re pretty too.

Xo,
​Paul

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