To: YOU
From: Stef

Dear Sons,
I got stuck so many times in my life
I had dreams of reaching the stars
and I had fears of monsters and ghosts under my bed

I was stuck in the love for a mother
who used to throw her pain on my face every day
I was stuck on a shape of myself other people decided

One day she lost her mind and I lost a mother
so I gave up on my dreams to take care of the family
One day they said and I settled
in that house full of ghosts

I got stuck in a life I didn’t choose
a job, a school, a house, that’s what you need
I felt that was the right thing to do
settle in a zone of painful comfort

As time goes by, that zone started to smell
a pond of guano is warm but excrement
I couldn’t breath trapped in a heavy armour
and nightmares spoke the truth to me

I packed some clothes and my music
I flew to the other side of the world
to break that armour, to smell salty air
I left securities that actually weren’t and risk it all

Sons, what you should know is that the comfort zone is only in your mind
Cause you know what happened?
My mother saved herself by herself
Real new friends knows me more than the old ones
I don’t have a house but I’m sure I’ll always have a cozy bed to sleep on
Surfing is my therapy even though the family told me I wasn’t meant for sports
and Music is still my lover I love spend time with
and you know what? I finally found someone like me.

Dear Sons,
you are meant for everything you love. But you gotta step out of the comfort zone trap.