kya karu, ab to bas scrolling karte rehta hoon Instagram par unki wedding ki pictures dekh kar. unhone toh mujhe bhool hi diya hai, par har baar jab India ki matches hote hain, mujhe unka laugh yaad aata hai jo dekhte hue aata tha. ab hum sirf strangers hain, aur pata nahin kab milegi woh galiyaan, bas yeh wish reh gayi hai. #IndVsUae #Loneliness
last night, i heard that news about الشباب against الأهلي and just froze. like, great, now i’m over here in my little world obsessively checking for updates while my toxic coworker is strutting around like they just won an award - meanwhile, i'm still thinking about that cringe moment when i accidentally called them "boss" instead of their name in the break room. the only title i can relate to is ...
wait, so like, i have this cousin who just got a big promotion and everyone is all over it. meanwhile, i’m over here, literally counting quarters for laundry. it's wild how people assume i’m doing okay because i wear nice clothes sometimes. like, those were from a thrift shop. people don’t realize that just because you can fake it, doesn’t mean you’re not a heartbeat away from overdraft fees. it’s exhausting pretending that everything is fine when, in reality, it’s just a very thin layer of sparkle on a total mess.
wait, so like, i have this cousin who just got a big promotion and everyone is all over it. meanwhile, i’m over here, literally counting quarters for laundry. it's wild how people assume i’m doing okay because i wear nice clothes sometimes. like, those were from a thrift shop. people don’t realize that just because you can fake it, doesn’t mean you’re not a heartbeat away from overdraft fees. it’s exhausting pretending that everything is fine when, in reality, it’s just a very thin layer of sparkle on a total mess.
it's 3am and I’m scrolling through my feed, looking at people I don't even know living their best lives with their perfect partners. did I really build my whole identity around someone who barely knew I existed? it's exhausting being single, especially when every other couple seems to be in on some secret I’m not. did I ignore my own needs while obsessing over someone else's happiness? sometimes, ...