Mirror Mirror on the wall
65 0 Today I was teaching science to my younger sister and I randomly recalled how my physics teacher once told me that mirrors are coated with aluminum. But I don’t think I agree. I walk by, and I don’t see a layering of polish and silver, rather I see a reflecting surface coated by […]
Last night I knew what to say
70 0 Words come easily to me. They are all I know of. But I often found myself tongue-tied around you. I remember you used to joke about how I, out of the people, should never be tongue-tied. But I couldn’t help it. Your presence caused such a turmoil of emotions in my heart that […]
Are we okay? (I never know)
57 0 I write about my grief and I have people texting me that it’s going to be okay. They send me voice notes telling me how much they love me, and how they show up with a bar of extra chocolate in their bag just in case they have to cheer me up with […]
Am I the problem?
51 0 I was a fairly popular kid in school, and I had a huge friend group who used to be there for me if I wanted to hang out. We survived covid, we finished our school online, and that’s how it ended. Currently, I have three acquaintances, and we catch up every four months. […]
Eurydice to my Orpheus
69 0 And just like OrpheusI’ll make you my muse for evermoreand with every notethat escape my lyre’s stringsmy symphonies will call out your nameAnd I won’t sleep untilI will cross the Letheonly to search for youbecause I can’t help itbut love you
Cruel Summer
51 0 And I screamed for whatever it’s worth“I love you,” ain’t that the worst thing you ever heard? I wanna carry a film camera, airpods, my sketching book, and a box of strawberries in my favorite tote bag and meet you in our spot on that beach and sketch you as your dip my […]