I Won’t Be Sad: A Chronicle of Becoming
I won’t be sad. Not today. Today, I am someone else—someone reborn. The mirror no longer reflects the girl who once carried silence like a stone in her chest. Instead, it shows a woman with flowers sewn into her hair, each bloom a memory I’ve chosen to keep. Tiny ladybugs rest on my skin, sipping gently from the warmth I’ve learned to offer. Even they know: I’ve become a garden. There was a time when petals grew wild inside my ribcage, tangled and aching, pressing against bone. I kept them hidden, afraid their beauty would be misunderstood. But now, I’ve … Continue reading I Won’t Be Sad: A Chronicle of Becoming