OF THE MIND
OF THE MIND
I was thinking about losing. About things not unfolding the way I counted on them to. Not even dramatically wrong, just… not mine. Not choosing me. There is a very specific feeling there. Being the one who waited, who invested,…
Imagine slowly getting numb, starting from your left toe and moving upward. You shake it off, thinking, hoping, it will pass. Maybe you slept on the wrong side. You just gave birth. The baby feeds from your left breast, so…
From my earliest memory, there was a thread of desperation running under everything, mixed with confusion and a steady fear of whatever might come out of the unknown. I hoped danger would overlook me, like my parents. My parents sent…
They had this habit, every Sunday, of calling their relatives abroad. Usually they did it from their house down the street, but that afternoon, some technical problem brought them to mine. It was my house by name only, though. They…
Mame care urlă la copiii lor.Hoarde de mame nervoase pe copiii pe care i-au creat.Copii care ar face orice să afle cum e bine să fie,cum e corect,cum să nu mai urle mamele la ei.Hoarde de copii care cresc și…
There’s this constant unease.A hum under everything.Like static between channels.Like I am trespassing in my own life.Always slightly wrong, slightly late,standing where I shouldn’t be.The air feels watchful.Every step rehearsed.An invisible line to balance on,somewhere in the dark.The storm hasn’t…
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