2 minThings you should know before reading my contentMy life will forever be changed because of the events that took place between 2018-19. In January 2018, I was raped by someone while...
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Oct 20, 20202 minPoetry + LifeWho's the salesman?"I'll go on a date with your friend if I get a pair of shoes out of it," I said. "What size?" We all laughed. "Really though. You both...
Aug 25, 20203 minPoetry + LifeI missed my trainI ran to my platform only to find it completely empty. No trains or people in sight. It was 7:14 pm. I had missed the train by four...
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Aug 15, 20201 minPoetry + LifeI overreactedWhich isn't uncommon, but this was worse. I cut out a friendship that maybe didn't need to end. At least not in the way that it did. I...
Jul 12, 20201 minPoetry + LifeOften nightsYou'll see... A man with white hair and even whiter socks high above his running shoes. A woman pushing a stroller. A dog pulling its...