just sat through another dinner where my new stepdad’s always smiling at my half siblings and it stings like crazy to watch them laugh together. like, i should say something but instead i just keep nodding along and wishing i felt like i belonged here at all.
got my disability denied for a condition that has me gasping for breath just walking to the bathroom, and now i feel like a really bad magician, pulling disappointment out of my own hat.
आज सुबह सब्जी लेते वक्त जो दूकानदार ने कहा वो बहुत अजीब था, कुछ भी समझ में नहीं आया लेकिन बस हंस दिया मैंने। सोच रही हूं क्यों इतना बड़ा झूठ बोलता है वो, सब्जियाँ ऐसी नहीं दिखतीं जैसी वो बताता है, पर फिर भी…
आज सुबह सब्जी लेते वक्त जो दूकानदार ने कहा वो बहुत अजीब था, कुछ भी समझ में नहीं आया लेकिन बस हंस दिया मैंने। सोच रही हूं क्यों इतना बड़ा झूठ बोलता है वो, सब्जियाँ ऐसी नहीं दिखतीं जैसी वो बताता है, पर फिर भी…
checked my bank account and saw i was short for that new winter coat, the one with the perfect color that would actually fit my style, but it feels dumb to splurge when my closet is bursting with stuff i never wear and everyone says to save but how do you save when the fridge is empty and the light bill is due.