happy birthday to the one & only robert allen zimmerman.
my favorite songwriter.
a genius.
a poet.
an enigma.
“the spokesman of a generation.”
the man who changed my life.
the man i tend to unintentionally model my life after.
the person i never fail to mention when asked about myself.
“i’m haley, i love bob dylan.”
that explains everything you need to know.
he’s the only musician who ever spoke to me.
and certainly the only one i feel i owe my life to.
this man, his words, his music, his vague comments, 
have opened my eyes.
and i never want to look back.

happy birthday, bob. 71 years of being awesome.
reblogging this because it still holds true for the most part.