Category: Past, Present and Thoughts
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Unpacking More Than Just Suitcases: Homecoming and Identity
I am going back to hell, or home, whatever you want to call it. It is actually my second time going back after starting college. You would think I would be happier, and the joy of going to my parents wouldn’t have worn off yet. I have already started having…
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The Emotional Spectrum of ‘Too’
If there was a word that I had irrational affection towards, it would be the word ‘too.’ The ‘too’ that someone put in front of an emotion and the ‘too’ that they put behind it. The ‘too’ when he says I am too far and the ‘too’ when he said…
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Unspoken Whispers and Teasing Hearts
There is this myth that you shouldn’t say your partner’s name. I don’t know the reason. Maybe the consequence will be that they wouldn’t be a permanent part of your life anymore. I don’t think I believe in the myth at all. Yet I don’t say your name anyway. I…
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All I Ever Wanted
Have you seen that video of Taylor Swift getting a Grammy and realizing that was what she always wanted? She goes, “Oh my god, that was all you ever wanted.” I think I feel the fear that she felt then when I see you. I think I begged for you,…
