My throat had become dry of attempts at conversation. Even now I couldn't think of any new topic or question to try. I had to accept that Ayumi just wouldn't talk to me. Of course I found it difficult, after all we'd only known each other a couple of weeks, and usually people are at [...]
Tag: Philosophy
Body Confidence
The Flutters of a Butterfly’s Wing
Breathless without moving, my thoughts outrun me time and time again. I often run away into my mind, and lead a completely different life. A lot of my memories actually revolve around the stories I created at the time rather than a realistic recollection. I know that for a long time I was deeply insecure. [...]
Bloom | Poem
Bloom A soil buried deep in my lungs Timelessly blooms flowers. They're beautiful, but grow Suffocatingly. If I could plant myself in my own shoes, I'd walk through their splendor Instead. I saw a much better drawing of flowers growing from lungs a while ago, and I remember being captivated by the idea that something [...]
Six months single | Part #3

Part one here Part two here At the start of 2019 I felt very determined that this year I was going to do something all for myself. It can be frustrating at times when you feel like you're not moving, when things don't quite work how you wanted them to, but if there's something I've learnt it's [...]
Six months single | Part #1
Don’t be the Girl.
A fresh start.
The last day of 21
I'm so looking forward to tomorrow, when I will turn twenty-two. Wow. That number sounds so grown up to me, like I'm a proper adult. Yet, that's not how I am at all! There's a lot still to be figured out in this life of mine and I can't wait. December '17 - How much [...]
A lot to be grateful for.
Finally the first of December and my Christmas decorations are straight out. It may sound dramatic, but this is really what I make it through each year for. For all the commercialism it brings, I really do believe this is the best time of year. Over the next month the whole world will be in [...]