They say,“Don’t stress. You’re healing.”But no one tells the seato stop drowning the swimmer. It wasn’t just the fever.It wasn’t just the cough.It was the months that followed,where my bones became battlegroundsfor things I couldn’t name. I tried to forget them —those who made my name feel small,my worth conditional,my presence a problem to solve. […]
Phased OutNot ghosted,Not erased—Just slowly faded from the frame.Like background noiseWhen the conversation shifts.I was never the center,Never the spotlight.All those fights—Not for anyone,Just me shouting at the void,Just me proving I could bleed and still move.I achieved.Despite it all.Without them.Beyond the common sense.Now I watch the scene blur.Phased out from peopleWho never saw the […]