Reconnected

Mario, found me! I say this with narcissism because I needed it. It is hard to validate a genuine connection with someone. There are few objective validators to prove human connection or genuineness. So evidence that we are truly friends was an email. The email was from his CNM school account. A humble message sent to me from Mario, was proof to my heart that I wasn't just another philanthropic bumble bee that he sees over and over coming through the halls of the juvenile detention center. Being sought was music to my soul. I, for a good long moment, was able to dismiss the fact that he is back in. I have seen him twice since then and the love in his heart is growing and maturing. He would laugh at me if he heard me call it "love in his heart" because I think he might say, "fuck love". Or better yet he might say something profound like love and hate are too close to the same pain. It is hard seeing him behind bars, but to see him smile and hold him again, was a gift. He is drawing again, and he allowed me to share it with you so its coming soon. It is amazing what I am allowed to see, hear, and witness, despite Mario's derelict.