lightly clasping my third ipa trying not to feel overly reactive because i know you are doing just fine. time is testing me with jealousy and stories separating my thoughts from the person you know i am not … Continue reading -long distance relationships
I know I love you because when I think about letting you down I start to sink. The way you laugh and press your fingers to your forehead, like you’re preventing your whole body from cracking. I know I love … Continue reading I know I love you
i’m sorry, i’m sorry, i’m sorry. my heart splits, a heavy kind of hurt. a dripping out of my body kind of hurt, i’m sorry. for creating space between us, i’m sorry. for feeling distance as pain, i’m sorry. when … Continue reading warm heart, cold place
This morning, I purposefully left my home empty-handed. My alarm rang and before I even checked the time, I ran through a mental list of my meals for the day. Watered down fruit for breakfast and a performance for dinner. … Continue reading Telling your mind to tell your body
silence doesnt always look like a girl with her mouth taped shut its not always being the first female shoved out of the boston marathon [katherine switzer] silence is formless and lifeless harnessed by some movements to stop others silence … Continue reading Breaking the Silence
So many thoughts like: 1. Why does someone with really cool style seem suddenly way less attractive when they’re walking beside a sibling/friend with a similar outfit 2. Why was that security guard’s head so shiny And many more, such … Continue reading Heading to Chi Town for a Connection
I am writing to you amidst a happily comfortable scene. From the top down -a messy bun, an oversized shirt I stained with cleaning supplies, hand-me-down running shorts, and calf length Frida Kahlo socks slipped into teal blue Birkenstocks that … Continue reading Dear 25-Year-Old Me,
