Maybe all the dirty imperfect stained parts of the space that is my room is a sign that i’ve lived opposed to filth and shame and maybe it does represent this inner landscape i live in every day there...

Four years we grew up in the space between “good morning” texts and “stay on the phone a little longer.” different schools pulled us apart in quiet ways at first, new halls, new faces, stories...

If overthinking were a sport, I would have a jersey. My number would be 24 because that is how many hours a day my brain refuses to clock out. Opening ceremony is me opening a text that says ”k.” The...

This morning, I woke up, and there was a stranger in the mirror. Same dark brown hair, same brown eyes— but something felt off, something quietly wrong. There was a stranger in the mirror, her...

They say a dog is a man’s best friend, but they also say a true best friend will be there for life. And in a way, dogs are — just not in the way we want. They’re fully ours for ten, maybe...

Are you alone? Are you accompanied? I remember your sweater and the way it smelt. It stung my eyes. Do you still know me? It’s New Year's Day, I‘m eleven years old, watching a movie with my sister's...

First one. First you raised me, when he never did. When all he ever did was hate hate hate. My fathers father. First one, you loved me. You cared for me, and treated me as if I was your first. I wasn’t....

Back in the good old days. I loved playing outside. I would play and play until the sunset. One day my brother grew older and taller; he no longer could fit in one of those little motorized jeeps. But...

The winter is cold A time we want to forget As we hold To our regret The days feel As if they can’t Be real As those chant Cheery Christmas songs And spread love The longs Of...

Regret has become a familiar feeling for me in the past few months. It feels that my life only really started just over a year ago, and I feel that I’ve been evolving at the speed of light. With this...

You healed me. The parts of me that were unknowingly cut open and bleeding. The troubles I faced, you somehow faded them and showed me love. When I lacked bravery and strength, you were my protector. When...

As our class moves up Our need to progress goes down   We are scared of what comes next We are scared of the unknown   What do we do when night falls and suddenly we’re not...