it's funny how your life can be full of people but you end up feeling so profoundly alone. like, everyone talks about your past relationships like they're the ones who got away, while you're here still processing old connections. the other night, I scrolled through names on my phone, contacts without voices, and realized I could call no one. hundreds of acquaintances, yet nobody who really knows t...
not gonna lie, i scrolled past Aamir Kaleem making history and instead of feeling inspired, i felt like i just tripped on my own life goals. everyone seems to be leveling up while i can barely find the energy to make my bed in the morning. all these achievements are like sparkly houses and shiny cars while i’m over here stuck in a glitchy game, questioning why my biggest win this week was finally ...
i turned down an invitation to an art exhibit because i convinced myself i would just feel out of place. everybody there would be smarter, cooler, more creative. now i see their posts and wonder if i could have found some spark of inspiration in that room. instead, i spent the night scrolling through my phone, staring at the same wall i always do, waiting for my life to start… or maybe just waiting for someone to ask me to join in.
i turned down an invitation to an art exhibit because i convinced myself i would just feel out of place. everybody there would be smarter, cooler, more creative. now i see their posts and wonder if i could have found some spark of inspiration in that room. instead, i spent the night scrolling through my phone, staring at the same wall i always do, waiting for my life to start… or maybe just waiting for someone to ask me to join in.
it's not that i care about the stock exchange... it's just that every time it goes up, i feel like i need to post something profound. so there i was, texting my friend about the latest surge in the market, clearly *unqualified* to give stock advice. then i panicked and accidentally triple-texted "it’s just a numbers game," while my phone slipped into *somehow being hacked* territory. now they thin...