Fast and sharp,the depths are cool and confined.Yet, there’s miles of blue,salt in my gills,invigorate my hunger. I don’t know what I’m hungry for.I hear each stealth movement,creases in the water,low and undefined,I’m enormous and alone. I wait for the next tide,the next shift of a surfboard,the sunlight only infiltrates when it decides.Why am I […]
I anticipated the feeling of being freed from the sport of basketball to be an instant calm, an awaited relief, even a liberation. Not because I didn’t love the sport, or because it didn’t provide me with consistent friends, memories, and numerous skills—but because of the intense commitment to one thing, for so long, to […]
Admittedly, I find autumn to be somewhat of a dreadful season. Not because of the weather, the colors, the spry wind, or the delicious food, but because it feels rushed, bittersweet, and gloomy—similar to a Sunday evening. The sun no longer lingers; instead, it tumbles over the trees and sends a wistful glow across nature. […]
The first sip,I drink in solace.Piping hot,sweet cream, coats my throat. The mug burns,there’s a slight bitterness.It’s only real,it’s only fresh, plain, how it’s supposed to be. To wake up to the warmth,every season passes like winded clouds,across the sky,I clutch my cup, stare out the window with wonder. The liquid feels like music,thrumming through […]
It is reasonable to surmise that there’s remote danger in thinking too much about everything—your own life, others’ lives, and the world around you. Whether you’ve almost drowned in the pool of overthinking or even just slightly struggled to come up for air, there is a common understanding that no one likes to think too […]
Your expression,your countenance,I can read you.You’re a book, but let’s watch a film. Hushed, even, tranquil.Repetitive fluttering,the television lightens your face.Beaming, blinking, a quiet smile, indifferent. We’ll never speak enough,and we live in the bleakness,somehow comforted by shared sorrows.Your intrigue— Nothing and everything.You follow the broadcasted voices,but I wish you’d follow mine.Lounge clothes, or a […]
I tap my fingertips on my thighs as I walk along the manicured path all the way to class. There is no longer a steering wheel to tap while I wait at a stoplight, or a radio knob to spin, creating a beat for my unoccupied foot to drum along to. Sometimes, the walk seems […]
I’ve been on campus just about a month now, and it is evident that the words that mean something to me might mean nothing to someone else. I’m not referring to greatly important words—like having a kind conversation, respecting each others’ opinions, or sharing special details about oneself with friends. I am talking about words […]
A breeze formulating, as soft as a cloth, you wipe away my tears, you settle my shaking bones. Out in the sun, ice cold sips of water, your hand warms my skin just the same. Laughter prances across the yard, we share the same smile. The grass beneath my bare feet; I’ll be home forever. Until a brisk night falls, we’ll share the shiny stories, the […]
A breeze formulating,as soft as a cloth, you wipe away my tears,you settle my shaking bones. Out in the sun,ice cold sips of water, your hand warms my skinjust the same. Laughter prances across the yard,we share the same smile. The grass beneath my bare feet;I’ll be home forever. Until a brisk night falls,we’ll share […]