I write to wake you up, not put you back to sleep.
Poetry. Fiction. Truth over comfort.
You’re tired because pretending to be someone you’re not is exhausting.
I spent years performing the version of myself I thought would be acceptable. Writing got dangerous when I stopped.
What performance are you most tired of maintaining?
You’re tired because pretending to be someone you’re not is exhausting.
I spent years performing the version of myself I thought would be acceptable. Writing got dangerous when I stopped.
What performance are you most tired of maintaining?
Sometimes it’s just the place you learn to survive
until you remember you’re allowed to want more.
Sometimes it’s just the place you learn to survive
until you remember you’re allowed to want more.
A poem about silence and choosing yourself.
A poem about silence and choosing yourself.