# 20231124 *A prayer to the ones I know* As best as I can, I release you Not that I could ever contain you, not *you*, not really But insofar as I contain an image of you, the you I have built for myself, the you I remember and anticipate, I release you I would see you free I would see you *bloom* , in whatever way is the way of and to your own fire Insofar as this life and this time is a path that we share, I want to give it back to you I want to see you in your glory Inasmuch as it was ever mine, I return to you your freedom Thank you for sharing enough of yourself with me for me to hold onto, to begin to understand you Thank you for releasing enough of your freedom that your slowed, constrained form became something I could resolve, something I could see, something I could touch Thank you for that gift But now: I would see you free I don't know if I can follow I have no idea what will happen next I don't mind :) As the-version-of-you-that-I-can-see slips the bonds of what I expect, As the-version-of-me-that-I-can-define slips the bonds of what I expect, I will remember you, and I will love you, even if I only ever see you again as a blur and a glimmer in the corner of my vision I love you I would see you free {% embed url="" %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.isaacbowen.com/2023/11/24.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.