family matters

So my aunt, the one whose house I used to go to when I was smaller, is in the hospital with congestive heart failure. My mom doesn't seem to think she'll last too long. Most of me doesn't care, but a small part of me does. Not too long ago my uncle, her husband, was …

trying to distract

Christmas wasn't the greatest. C only saw his dad for 15 minutes and right in front of him they talked about how they had the whole family over Christmas Eve and then were going tobogganing on Boxing Day. Not once did they say they missed C or ask him to do anything with them. I …

rejection

Your whole life can change in a moment and you never even know when it's coming. After, everything is different...forever. I feel like I'm being torn apart...like no matter what I do or what I say somebody's going to get hurt. There comes a point when we need to make our own decisions. I just …

moments

There's no map, no route, no arrowhead to follow. We have never walked this way before. They are always there...in quiet corners, in the shadows, in ordinary clothes...and they are terrifying. You need to watch out for them, for they will catch you unaware and fill you with unimaginable fear. There are too many things …

falling

'Are you alright?', they ask. 'No', I want to answer. And it's the truth. And at least I know it now. We are all mortal. We are all fragile. And we all live under the shadow of death. Sometimes the bravest thing we can do is admit we're not strong enough. There is suffering. And …

one day

one day I will hearthe words you say to meand we will find a worldwhere we can just be one day I will seewho we really arethe one who became consumedby thoughts of places afar one day I’ll stop this warthe one I’ve fought all my lifewe'll forever be alonejust me and the light one …