I contracted Covid-19 from my mother who is a registered nurse in a hospital. She then passed it onto my grandmother and me as we all live… — Contracting Covid-19 Made Me Realize I was Becoming a Non-Person I contracted Covid-19 from my mother who is a registered nurse in a hospital. She then passed it onto my grandmother and me as we all live in the same house. She’s my grandmother’s primary caregiver and she prepares all…

It took a breakup to notice my selfish behavior wrecking havoc in my relationships and my affecting my well-being. I was depressed for a… — Why Being Depressed is Selfish It took a breakup to notice my selfish behavior wrecking havoc in my relationships and my affecting my well-being. I was depressed for a year and unknowingly I thought that being in a relationship would help me. All my pain was channeled inward. I was…

Ich bin hier, ich bin dort — Ich, Ich bin’s! Ich bin hier, ich bin dort Ich bleibe nicht mehr Ich bin zuhause, ich bin zu spät gekommen Ich war in der Schule, ich war in der Vergangenheit Ich bin fast bei dir. Bei mir sind keine Engel.

It’s so easy to discard you — It’s so easy to discard you Disappear then unwrap you Tinsel paper ripped around the edges As long as you lay bare and naked There is not a chance you’ll disappear. Exposed in your birthday suit Oh 25 years, what have you learned since then? Blood and flesh and bone What color will you be, oh changeling When you are laid to dry in the sun?

I’m slowly slipping into questions — Poem: My Question Marks I’m slowly slipping into questions Question marks on my skin when I dig my fingers into my palms I want to communicate this pain I inflict Sometimes I translate this through color Colors so bright, they pop out to greet Covering the entire page as I scratch this canvas with pencil scratch Diligent lines, making sure there is no white The way we used to cover each other

It took me 23 years to understand that people who didn’t reply to my messages right away and didn’t put in any effort in meeting up with… — It took me 23 years to understand that people who didn’t reply to my messages right away and didn’t put in any effort in meeting up with me didn’t value my friendship. I remember all the times I would write to girlfriends, “But you could’ve written to me! It’s been…

I don’t have much creativity left today and I was planning on posting something meaningful but here I am, emotionally spent, tired and… — I don’t have much creativity left today and I was planning on posting something meaningful but here I am, emotionally spent, tired and depressed: Flower Dress You turned around the corner, your flower-patterned dress blowing in the wind. Your shadow follows you as you go

Nine-year old Maggie O’Sullivan sat herself on the grass. Behind her, other children could be heard laughing and playing tag on the… — Nine-year old Maggie O’Sullivan sat herself on the grass. Behind her, other children could be heard laughing and playing tag on the playground. She pulled on the weeds with her small nimble hands, piling on dandelions. She hummed under her breath. Maggie gave a loud sneeze. AAACHHOOOOO!

Let me introduce myself. I am a third year B.A Honours English student. I used to have a blog that I subsequently deleted after parental… — Let me introduce myself. I am a third year B.A Honours English student. I used to have a blog that I subsequently deleted after parental disapproval. I had a handful of followers. …