The Mourning And the Deafening Silence
I used to crave the quiet.
I would dream and wish for a moment all to myself in peaceful tranquility. No noise. No people.
Now the quiet is my torment.
I wish you were here
He’s knocking again. Ten o’clock, eleven, one in the morning, two, three, four. He knocks at all hours randomly, waking me from my sleep. I thought I was dreaming at first.
Would you really see me?
I wish you were here. I wish I could feel your arms around me when I’m desperate for a hug. I think about that hug on the hardest days. The days I come home and I have no one to share with, no one to comfort me, no one to help. No one.
Rebuild Yourself Before You Date
Dating advice often focuses on finding the right person. This reflection asks a different question…
The Version of You Built For This
When life falls apart, strength does not always look like pushing forward. Sometimes it looks like stillness, reflection, and learning to imagine a different future before you know how to reach it. This piece is about burnout, survival, and the quiet beginning of reinvention.