Proximity Laundering
I started noticing Β when someone I knew explained a questionable connection by saying the other person βwent to school with some of my friends.β But the age gap was over…
Under The Surface
Fear moulds the surface, but never heals what is beneath. It just teaches kids to hide betterβto flinch faster. Not to understand, not to trust, and not to respect. Respect…
Memory Lane
βYour Honour, I come bearing receipts, both metaphorical and literal. I catalogue history. I archive presence. And I must report a major anomaly.β [She pulls out a large, gilded tome…
Prime Manipulation Bait
"Go ahead, I deserve it." (this line is practically begging for a reaction so they get to feel like the martyr) A friend of mine INSISTED I join Tinder because…
ββ΄οΈΛｑβPurr
βHey, soft creatureβ¦ what makes you purr?β "Ugh, leave me alone and let me drink my tea." That is me - the burnt out roommate who has been ignored for…
π¦Ή diagnostic poetry
I run on manual mode with no automatic updates. I learned earlyβfar too earlyβthat the world could not be trusted to install anything but viruses and spyware. So I wonder:…
π¦Ή Survival Masterpiece
Deflection cloaked in care. The noble dodge. The empathβs reflex. The worldβs most practised disappearing act: βI do not know what I wantβ¦ but here are 47 things I hope…
Future Faking
1.) You feel stuck because you think something happened to you. Victim. 2.) You feel guilty because you think something is beyond your control. Victim. 3.) You are sick because…