The sad thing is, I don’t even remember ever saying I love my dad. It’s like those words never had a place between us, never really fit. I mean, how could they? He wasn’t really there growing up. Physically, maybe(half of the time ig), but not in the way that mattered. He didn’t take care of me the way a dad is supposed to. Sure, he provided the basics sometimes.. food, a roof over my head, but he... » Continue Reading
It's when the silence stretches too long, when the forced smiles stop reaching their eyes. You can feel it, that shift-the way their words become shorter, colder , like you’re just taking up space. It’s in the way they glance at the door, like they’re counting down until you leave. And that’s when it hits you. They don’t want you here anymore. You’re the burden they’ve been too polite to shake off... » Continue Reading
___ Oh, cruel fate, why dost thou tease? With broken hearts and shattered pleas. A whispered hope, then ripped away, In darkness, I am made to stay. The stars above, they mock my cries, A hollow echo, cold goodbyes. No light remains, no hand to hold, I wither young, yet feel so old. Oh, cruel fate, why dost thou play? And leave me lost, a shade of gray. xokilljoy.stel » Continue Reading