Dear 2026

I’d like more love like this please. 

Love from the outsiders. The anomalies. The ones who think for self. The ones who think for others. 

The flexible ones. The ones who seek counsel from those who are different, in looks, in speech, in belief, in knowing. The ones who seek for more and are content with less. More love like this, please. 

More love from serious ones who are quick with a smile. The ones who break the ice. The buffoons who hold court in any space. 

The kind ones, the gentle ones, the take no shit from anyone ones. 

The double dog I dare ya ones.

The ones who balk humbly at fences but remember how very much they love to climb. 

The ones who jump.

I see you 2026, out there on the horizon. 

For all of us, more love like this, please.