Please be patient with me.

I wish I could explain what it feels like—being this happy, and this scared, all at once. It’s like I’m standing in sunlight after being in the dark for so long that my eyes don’t know how to adjust. You…

All In, No Exit

Love like this doesn’t whisper. It crashes, it wrecks, it pulls me under, and I don’t want to come up for air. It’s not something I tiptoe around… it’s something I dive into headfirst, knowing it could break me, knowing…

Autopilot

I used to think there was a version of myself worth fighting for. Someone whole, someone unshaken, someone who could look in the mirror and not flinch at what stared back. But somewhere along the way, that version of me…

Who I Was

I don’t know how to start this, so I guess I’ll just say it. I don’t like the person I used to be. It’s strange, looking back, realizing how easy it was to make excuses for myself. How I could…

You’re Always Leaving

I still see you. Not in the ways that matter . Not in the street, not in passing faces, not even in the places I imagined you’d be. But I see you when I sleep, and it’s almost cruel how…

Saudade

I feel unbearably lonely. Each day feels like it’s slipping away, with these fleeting moments when I reach out and find nothing but empty space. I find myself navigating through a world filled with people, yet there seems to be…

Walls We Build

There are times when I can’t help but feel like it’s all my fault that I’m alone. It’s like I’ve made this choice to walk this lonely road, even though deep down, it gnaws at my very being. I’ve become…

Escaping Monotony

There are times when I am overcome by the desire for a fresh start, a blank slate, and an escape from the monotony of daily life. Not because I’m trying to avoid my problems, but because the monotony of daily…