Dear Me,

There was a time when the weight of everything felt unbearable, when I nearly gave in to the darkness. I was lost, drowning in guilt and pain, convinced the world would be better without me. Yet, even in my darkest moments, some small part of me refused to let go, refused to disappear. I am grateful for that part of myself—the flame w…read more

Dear lowercase me,
I remember you—
Tiny and unsure,
Lost in a world too large
For your fragile heart to understand.

You were told to quiet your spirit,
To change the way you spoke,
The way you dressed,
The way you saw the world.
But something inside you refused.

You, with your wild imagination,
You, who dreamed even when life felt like a n…read more

There was a night I tried to drink the stars… Hoping their brightness could drown my scars,
The bottle, my shield, against the weight,
Of love, of loss, of a fate I couldn’t escape.
I stood at the edge of the void,
Numb to the chaos swirling inside.
Vodka in hand, poison in…read more