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Interlude: Regular to Irregular

2021 gave me a whiplash, but you guys were the cure for my pain.

It has been a long flight but you guys were like the coffee break that relieved my jet lag. So, I would like to say, thank you.

THE TIMETABLE

5.20

Much too early, the song blares forth from the phone

Sleep not yet out of her eyes

She trudges to the bathroom

Washes up

alex wants to say a few words

hi guys,

this is kind of awkward because i bet y’all are used to hearing my (too loud) voice so me being quiet for once is 😐

anyway i just wanna thank each and everyone one of y’all for making these two years the best in my…

Leaving school

I’m happier than I thought I would be…

because frankly I’ve been dreading this day. Cedar is very dear to me and I am going to miss it.

But right now, while I do still feel sad, I feel excited for what’s to come in JC. And I feel comforted by the fact that all…

Porcelain vase

A thing of beauty

Is a joy forever

…Or so they say

But when kept in a cupboard, up the attic

The vase’s beauty fades away

Happiest

What is happiness if not an absence of sorrow?

A stale bread that would disgust me

Is happiness for a starving child

When the binds were cut

The plates removed

My Melody

The sky was pitch black outside, all dark but the twinkling of fairy lights strewn across the balcony and the glitter of streamers. 
White, gold. Red, green.
A cool breeze blew and my hair was messed up further.
I walked back inside and closed the doors behind me.

star gazing

we arrived at our airbnbs a little before dusk, and i could barely form coherent thoughts. the excitement and anticipation vigorously bubbling through me.

the time had come, and i hurriedly jogged over to the meetup point, my footsteps in rhythm with my pounding heart. i remember…

When Duty Calls

They sky was a dull grey, the sun a lifeless orb

An echo of the whirlwind of emotion swirling in me

As I stood there, refusing to believe it

Her face, weak but smiling softly, looked up at me, her eyes meeting mine