The Inventory of Solitude
The clock on the wall ticks with a heavy, deliberate rhythm, counting down the hours of a woman I no longer am. I look at my hands and realize how much they have discarded. I have outgrown so many things, peeling them away like old, damp wallpaper in a house that no longer fits my soul. I have outgrown those blood ties, the relatives who sit in the parlor offering sharp, polished criticisms masquerading as affection, yet vanish into the woodwork the moment the scaffolding of my life requires support. I stepped out of the frame of their unrealistic expectations, … Continue reading The Inventory of Solitude