taylorswifttaylorswiftDear Taylor,
Hi. My name is Caitlin. I’m 17 years old and the best decision I have ever made was in 2006 when I told my dad I liked that cool song on the radio, “Our Song,” and he bought me the album that had it on it.
I don’t know where I would be if I hadn’t told him about that song. It scares me, to think that these smallest of choices can ripple out and affect an entire lifetime. I’m so endlessly happy that I started that ripple. Your music has grown with me, Taylor. As you have developed into a magnificent young lady I’ve been following, trying to model myself into a person I am proud of. A person like you.
I’m not always the happiest person, I’ll admit. But I would be so much worse than I am if I did not have you in my life. The first song that ever made a significant impact on me was Tied Together With A Smile. When I listen to it, it feels like you wrote it just for me. Like you’re telling me to keep going. The second song that’s made a significant impact on me is Innocent. I have plans to get a tattoo with lyrics from that song, I never want to forget the message.
I think of you as a friend, a lot of the time. Because sometimes I feel so incredibly alone, and I know I can rely on you to make me feel better. Whether that’s through your music, or watching your interviews, or, more recently, watching how you interact with your fans. With people like me.
Writing poetry, much like you with writing music, is my passion. It’s all I want to do in my life. A lot of the time I want to give up on it completely, but you remind me to keep going with it. You remind me to not give up. One of the first real poems I wrote was to you. While the writing itself makes me cringe, as my style has developed a lot since I wrote it, the feelings are all still there. I made a video of myself reading this poem aloud to you, but unfortunately it doesn’t always play on mobile :( It always plays on a computer, however, so if you ever feel like watching thirteen minutes of me reading an old poem, here is the link. I also wrote the words out, if you just wanted to read it, and you can find that here on my other blog.
I really want to meet you someday, Taylor. I really hope that ends up happening. I want to hug you, and say thank you in person for teaching me so much. For teaching me that love is beautiful, and can be found in places other than a significant other. For teaching me that in order to survive you have to shake it off. For teaching me that there are so many good things in this world, so many happy moments to experience, if you just look around.
Thank you for everything, Taylor. I’m so excited to see you on October 3rd in Toronto, section 121, for the 1989 tour. You deserve the entire world and I wish that I could give it to you. I hope this letter gives you a piece of it.
Love, Caitlin
(via istolethekeys)
