I am lonely and alone. I first wrote down that statement in my blog notebook in 2014. My mum was desperately unwell that year, being admitted to hospital on a monthly basis. No one in my circle had a loved one that was also gravely ill. I felt like the universe had unfairly singled me … Continue reading Trust My Lonely
Month: November 2018
My Self By Myself
I need a place to be my self by myself. I first wrote that down in January 2015 when my mum was hospitalized for 20 days. Little has changed since. As I wrote in this post, there are currently two mes: before my mum died and after my mum died. What I would like to … Continue reading My Self By Myself
reputation
Last year on this day Taylor Swift released a body of work that saved my life. That might sound hyperbolic, but if I am getting a tattoo of the album title clearly it is not. My mum died 1 hour 10 minutes into Tay’s birthday last year. reputation was released a month prior but I … Continue reading reputation
Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol
We'll do it all, everything, on our own We don't need anything or anyone If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world? I don't quite know how to say how I feel Those three words are said too much They're not enough If I … Continue reading Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan Shire
3 of 5 stars View all my reviews ** A guide to ratings ** 1 star – did not like it 2 stars – it was okay 3 stars – liked it 4 stars – really liked it 5 stars – it was amazing
I Will Remember You by Sarah McLachlan
Remember remember the 5th of November... Now that we have gotten that out of the way, let us talk about this song by Ms. McLachlan. I was introduced to her music shortly after I finished high school and my melancholic self immediately fell in love. I cannot help it, I am drawn to pensive sadness. … Continue reading I Will Remember You by Sarah McLachlan
Lwile the Leo 