Slices of Time

I was lying in my dark room, falling deeper and deeper into a trap I laid for myself. I was chained in shackles placed by my own mind. I was caught in a deep, dark abyss of my own thoughts that intruded and clouded my mind. I was lying on my cold bed for hours as time seemed to drag on and on. I was wasting away in my own self pity and negative thoughts. Mistakes I had made in my past projected and re...

A soft orange painted the sky, reminding me of the summer days gone by. The beating sun poured heat onto my back like a fresh coat of paint on a newly built house. The warm colors of summer swiftly danced as far as the eye could see. The timeless summer was coming to an abrupt end. Slowly riding my bike down a narrow sidewalk lined with extravagant green and yellow trees, a cool breeze was slowl...

When I first truly grasped the idea and possibility of going into “quarantine,” I was completely ecstatic. I reveled and bathed in my excitement. I knew school could be closed for who-knows-how-long. I imagined spending the days hanging out with friends and sucking up all the time I could. Little did I know, quarantine would be one of the hardest situations I’ve ever dealt with emotionally. I...