InTune

I have another person in my head. She talks to me and tells me what the right thing to do is. She takes my hand and walks me through my despair and sorrows. She wipes my tears and calms my shaking shoulders. She is calm and graceful but stern. Sometimes she’ll scold me for saying something or she’ll just nod her head as if she understands and let’s me go on my way.

When I hear a creak and I’m hiding under my blanket, my whole body shaking and my hea...

Every day I walk around the world. Following the same path, doing the samething. Round and around I go, I can’t seem to stop. I look to my right and I see a different path. I long to go down the rough terrain, to jump on rocks, swing around trees, skip over the roots. But It’s blocked. It’s blocked by myself. I’m looking at a version of myself, her eyes dark and a scowl planted on her face. She’s shaking her head no. She’s telling me I’ll lose everyth...