Breathe and Breathe and Breathe

4/4/19   I realized I was stressed today. I come to these moments of stress a lot, these moments of finding out a fear and anxiety that I have been holding onto for a long while but having no name for. During college, I frequently felt sick and stressed. A…

Queer

I sit in the corner of my room and listen to the bugs fly by. I wonder how long it’ll take to eat me after I die. To swallow me whole or piece by piece, A lifetime of anguish never to cease. Will they tell their family what they’ve devoured?…

The Movies

When I was in seventh grade, a boy from the eighth grade table turned, tapped me on the shoulder, and grinned. With a mouthful of food, he pressed his hands to his chest and sneered. “Do you think you would want to go out with me?” he asked, barely able…

Fall

Aren’t you afraid of how far you’ll fly if you jump? What a silly question. Of course I am.

Climb

Aren’t you scared of failing? Aren’t you scared of climbing up this mountain only to fall off it? To plummet below and find yourself broken at the bottom, unable to even stand? Do you fear the rocks that bite into your hands, the missteps that cause you to stumble? As…