Fainting Goat

I would weave in the tears of a mermaid, the breath of my love, and the drop of the ocean

The current ongoing erasing of the rights of marginalized groups in society deeply affects the people all around, as well as myself.

I saw a photo of myself from freshman year

I didn’t love how I looked, cringed at it—a knee-jerk reaction to my ugly, green shoelaces—but not necessarily just because of my physical appearance