June,

You are the embodiment of the sun, bringing light and life wherever your rays spread. You plunge us into the light on your third week, you provide us the warmth that we have sought out since January. You opened the heavens to the bright sky. You have made us realize and embraced the sun once again. You've given us an enlightenment for creativity, for positivity, and for adventure. June, you've done well so far. You have brought happiness among the people around me, you've made children jump in joy as they burst from their schools. Achievements are made and triumphs are accomplished. June, you have given people a hope that they have needed for so long, why did it take you this long to come around?

However, June, you're not perfect either. With life, you've given us death. Your rays were too bright and we burned. We cried in agony, we suffered. With great gain you gave us, you gave us a great loss; a loss that at times we felt that we could no longer go on. June, it took me 14 years to appreciate what you can do in 30 days. For 14 years June, I've despised you whenever you rolled around. I would pray that you would go by swiftly to run into the arms of July. June, I've even gone as far as saying as I've hated you.

Little by little, as the weeks have gone on, I have appreciated the little things you brought to me, June. You had me on my toes for 48 hours at a time non-stop. You gave me creativity to do outrageous things. You gave me a bravery that I sought out for, for months. June, you gave me strength to keep my optimism when things began to look bleak. June, while you ripped things and people away from me, you brought in more strength and had people step up to the plate and June, I appreciate that.

June, I am unsure how to say goodbye to you as we spend our last 48 hours together. June, you taught me how to say goodbye at a very young age and even now, it's hard to. I will say this, I will see you next year if your following months allow me to see you again. June, tell the loved ones that left you years ago that I love them and thank them for their guidance throughout the year. Tell them that I think about them every day and that their memories will always live on and be honored.

June, you have brought people different things into their lives and I hope next year you can do the same, not just for me, but towards others too. June, thank you for everything you've taught me each year we've spent our 30 days together. I hope July is as kind as you and I hope August is as well. June, you are an enigma that I still cannot fathom to understand. You can bring life, but also bring death. You are the turning point in the year and the highest point in the sky. Thank you June, for all that you've done.

Until we meet again, June. I'll see you in 2018.