To light a candle for friends …
- I haven’t seen for a long time
- who are working very hard at the moment
- who are struggling mentally
- with whom I can laugh my head off
- to whom I can send my silly jokes
- who will offer me a shoulder to cry on
- whom I can cook and eat with
- to whom I can send postcards
- who are my biggest fans
- to whom I can spill all the tea
- who reread my papers, drafts and are basically my text editors
- who can admit how shitty my situation sometimes is
- who accept me as I am
- who chat with me during live-stream lectures
- with whom I can study
- with whom I share a passion
- who make each chapter of my life beautiful, hilarious and meaningful.
Laura van Cutsem 