Their existence is non-negotiable to me.
Tag Archives: time
you know your past, come meet the future
You’re always much closer to your ten-year-old self than you’ll ever be to your next-year self.
wiser by the hour
I don’t put dates in my journal. Everything is one big script in black ink, page after page of neural pathways that run into a dead end and reroute to find another. Days and months spilled into one, so my journal reflects that.
between always and never: going back in time
Regrettably, I lived a life full of things I want to change. But it brought me here today. So I learned to let go. But most of all, I learned that nothing compares to grief.
Navigating Adulthood
All my childhood, with how I held myself, I always ran ahead of time. Then, at one moment, I stopped to catch my breath, and when I wanted to start again, life had already passed me by.
Summer in Details: Fragments of Time
Sitting with the weight of a year passed, I bite into a peach, and as I trail the juice from my hand to my elbow, I try to ground myself. My hands are sticky, and I wipe them on my shirt, leaving a blotchy stain on my ribs.
The Words Of Gold
There was this poem we were discussing in class, something about the words of gold. It was already the end of the class, so we didn’t have much time to talk about the poem because it wasn’t the main topic for that day. We only mentioned it as an example, but it still stuck withContinueContinue reading “The Words Of Gold”
I Never Wrote A Love Letter
Maybe it’s because I never had diaries to write in. Maybe that’s why I can’t choose the right words now. I love to talk. My elementary school teachers would never believe it if they heard. I’m like a tap that’s been left running once I start. But there’s nothing much I can tell you. photoContinueContinue reading “I Never Wrote A Love Letter”
Procrastination as My Worst Enemy
I’ve been delaying doing anything on my to-do list for no good reason. I’m behind on everything. So, in this post, I decided to name the problem. Today, I’m going to be talking about procrastination. A Preview to Procrastination A few summers ago, I decided not to get a summer job. Two summers before that,ContinueContinue reading “Procrastination as My Worst Enemy”
LETTERS TO POSEIDON by Cees Nooteboom – Are the Ancient Gods Still Important Today?
Were you jealous of the gods that came after you? Are you laughing now that they too have been abandoned? Letters to Poseidon by Cees Nooteboom Where are the ancient gods today? Glorious columns of ancient temples now covered in ivy. The gods that once walked the Earth now retreated inside the pages of theContinueContinue reading “LETTERS TO POSEIDON by Cees Nooteboom – Are the Ancient Gods Still Important Today?”
