Over the past year and a half, I have had many incredible life experiences that continue to open my eyes to the possibilities of the human race. Most of these consist of authentic human connection and its unique ability to shape our world. Without true and meaningful relationships, the very…

I dislike myself. In the past I always thought I was weak to admit that. I felt like a coward whenever I expressed how I truly felt. I didn’t always dislike myself. In reality I actually hated myself. Hate fueled by anger, judgement, and doubt. I’m antisocial and I tend…

Sometimes it’s hard to be strong, When life makes you weak. Sometimes it’s hard to love yourself, When you don’t know what makes you unique.    Sometimes we just don’t see the light, We feel surrounded by the dark. Sometimes we just feel the world caving in,  And we don’t…

I have an extremely toxic friendship.  I’ve had it for a while. The constant undermining and the discreet pressuring.  The derogatory remarks. The hardest part is coming to a realization that you have a toxic friendship.  When you choose to trust someone and open up to them, it’s hard to…

In today’s society, it is extremely easy to get caught up with one’s responsibilities and in the hustle of everyday life and forget to take care of ourselves. Self-care may seem a minute thing to focus on in comparison to things such as homework and extracurriculars, but if we fail…

Content warning: mild references to homophobia, family struggle, and low self-esteem screaming without my given Mouth of the caged gray matter suppression of self and suppression of sound eye without storm within: repeatedly prodding at one’s own cornea in hopes for a better perspective. fear of speaking fear of expression…

When you recover, what will you do?  Do you think you’ll come back and everything’s brand new? I will try to do as much as I can do, But don’t worry, when you recover, you’ll be better than you.    You may come back thinking life’s not the same, That…