February 2016

Essays
Written By Nathan Box

For my 2016 writing project, I’ve decided to write a single line of poetry every day for an entire year. Below, is February’s poem. Enjoy!

Love is no longer a fleeting feeling.

It is here and it is real.

Love required the patience of cosmos beginning to form.

It demanded an evolution of who I am.

 

Love was worth waiting for.

You were worth the time it took to find something real.

Love was like an invitation from a long-lost friend.

One day it quietly arrived in the mail.

To my surprise, it was addressed to me.

 

Love is standing before me.

It shall not waiver.

It shall not falter.

I shall do my best to be worthy of your gifts.

 

I am worthy.

I am worthy of love.

We all are.

We are all worthy of love.

 

We all deserve someone who takes our breath away.

I count myself lucky to have stumbled across such a person.

I find myself struggling to still catch my breath.

It is going to be this way for a long time.

 

I hope true love shall visit your door.

This life is meant to be shared.

The joy you will encounter is too much for one person.

So too is the pain.

 

Find love in all that you do.

Give it everywhere you go.

Allow it to be the freest of gifts.

Love for your soul. 

 

Be good to each other, 

-Nathan 

Nathan Box
Hello! My name is Nathan. I've always believed I would meet that special someone in one of two places; either a record store or a book store. Maybe I need to amend? I moved to Seattle in February of 2011 from Oklahoma City (Try and not hold the Sonics/Thunder thing against me). I knew I wanted to work for a nonprofit and go to grad school. Within a couple of months, I was doing both. During the day, I work as a Fund Developer and Community Relations Manager for a nonprofit in Kent and at night I try to stay as busy as possible volunteering, trying new restaurants, finding hidden bars and exploring Seattle. The past few years has been both terrifying and exhilarating. I have done things on my own I didn’t think were within my capability. I love being outdoors. On any given weekend, I can be found hiking, on a road trip, volunteering, at a museum, seeing a movie (I see a lot of them). I am passionate about nonprofit work. I feel called to leave a mark on this world. Nothing against those who enjoy making tons of money, I just need to know I am making a difference.
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