There are some places I’ll never go back to. Not because they meant nothing to me, or because they are not worthy of my revisit, but because they meant too much. Because they hold memories of a person who has left my body. A me who is no longer. A me who helped build the…
Read MoreSocial media. A big part of our lives for most. Many times it has been discussed that social media creates a ‘fake’ representation of our lives, but I don’t think this is entirely true. I am mainly speaking for Instagram as that is the main platform that I use and am familiar with. The argument…
Read MoreI wasn’t sure whether I was going to do a post like this – a reflection of last year. I just wasn’t entirely sure whether if was important or a completely worthwhile pursuit, simply because nothing has really changed except the numbers we use to label our days and life is still moving forward so…
Read MoreNew Year’s Resolutions I’ve never really set new year’s resolutions before. I don’t really like the idea of them. It’s that whole thing of ‘you don’t need a new year to change things in your life, you can change anytime’. I agree with that, and also I don’t think it’s possible to just change over…
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I think the hours wear us away Perhaps more than we think. They wear away our guards. Our masks. All the things that protect Our most vulnerable selves. That’s why in the dark I am suddenly powerful. I can’t see the things that scare me. At midnight I can do anything. Maybe it’s just because…
Read MoreBefore I begin let me just say that dreams are like one of my favourite things. I find dreaming to be one of the most fascinating concepts that exists. I wanted to share some experiences that I found to be interesting and I just want to say that this almost ended up turning into a…
Read MoreI find happiness in their intoxication. In their muddled minds turned to mush That finally see me as one of them. I become less invisible As if in this loss of clarity I am clearer Because let’s face it, I was never clear in the first place. Maybe I’m still not But instead of being…
Read MoreI’ve always liked the idea of letter writing. I think there are multiple reasons for this. 1. I like the idea of having something special from a person that I can keep and look back on in the future, because looking back on things is something that I enjoy the most. Maybe that’s one reason…
Read MoreAll you see of me is skin. And even then you don’t see all of that. Most of it is draped in fabrics and threads And even the parts you do see Are still sometimes covered. But you see, Most of me Is inside of me. You can’t unzip my skin And spill out its…
Read MoreI’d been walking down a dark tunnel with only a seed of hope blooming inside my chest to guide me. I’d been watering this seed of hope, in hope that it wouldn’t die in the darkness, in hope that there was something worth waiting for. I was hoping this hope would keep a spark alive,…
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Lauren Kathleen 