I need to be honest about the scariest feeling I have right now: I miss myself. It’s strange. It’s like looking through old photos and recognizing th...Read more

I am absolutely livid. My hands are shaking as I write this because I have to share a tragedy that has left me hollowed out with fury and sickness. ...Read more

As a writer, there is no greater reward than knowing your words, especially your poetry, are acting as a bridge to other people’s souls. I never set ...Read more

I've come to understand something about my life that took me a while to name. I’ve never really had anyone pushing me forward. No constant encourage...Read more

Today I saw a post saying that any woman who gives birth through a C-section is not worthy to be called a mother. I had to read it twice. Not because...Read more

My Rant... It’s a lonely feeling when your mind is a tiring place to be, and even lonelier when you try to share whatever you're facing and it gets m...Read more

My first encounter with online toxicity wasn't in a dark comment section, it started with poetry. I was on a writing platform, so this guy got my num...Read more

Dear younger me, I see you. I see the little girl with tears in her eyes, using a smile to cover up so no one notices. I see how your small hands tre...Read more

I was a young girl who thought trust was natural, like breathing. To me, it was simple you trust your guardian, because they’re meant to protect you. ...Read more

The Fear of Being Forgotten Sometimes, one of the deepest fears we carry quietly is the fear of being forgotten. Not just by people we meet every da...Read more

I used to think I was healing just because I wasn’t talking about it anymore. I thought silence meant strength, and pushing everything down meant I ...Read more

I do my thing best when I’m alone. There’s a peace in solitude that the world can’t give. When I’m by myself, I can breathe fully, think freely, and ...Read more

I wasn’t born with a broken heart… but life made cracks early. I was just a child when the world showed me how cruel it could be. Too young to unders...Read more

I don’t know who needs to hear this… but people change. Not always because they want to hurt you. Sometimes because life changed them. Sometimes beca...Read more

I am Aurora. I was not born into a gentle world. The moment I opened my eyes, life had already decided to test me. It took pieces of me before I eve...Read more

People see me and they think I’m quiet. But silence is just the armor I learned to wear when words stopped feeling safe. They say I’m calm, and mayb...Read more

People will ask, "Why don’t you open up?" They’ll say, "People like you are the ones hurting themselves… always bottling things up." But they don’t s...Read more

I sit in silence a lot these days. Not because I enjoy it, but because I’m too tired to explain a pain no one sees. Too tired to keep pretending like ...Read more

People talk about smiles like they’re easy. Like they’re just something you wear without effort Like they’re natural, normal, everyday things. But f...Read more

Sometimes, the worst pain doesn’t come from enemies. It comes from people who say they love you but never really see you. They laugh with you, hold...Read more