The Glass Closet

Your closet is made of one-way mirrors.There is barely any room to breatheBut you have been there so longThat the claustrophobia has almost entirely waned.It’s cold.Your breath is clear in the crisp air,Fogging up the glass walls,Hiding your reflection.It’s better that way, you think,Failing at convincing yourself That the blurry reflection is not yours.Your closet […]

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Fallen Walls

When that door flung open that night, my life — past, present, and future — froze right before my eyes. I remembered the first time I got my period, and my dad freaking out. I thought about my chances of graduating with a first class. Or even graduating at all. I wondered what it would […]