https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW_pmvSjtpY Trigger Warning: some minimally detailed instances of self-harm Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Bonus Epilogue Follow me on instagram: @thecrazedpoet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Epd1UbWUqI 8 billion. That’s the number of bodies that make up the world. And mine is one of them. And so is hers, and his, and theirs, and ours. The sizes they vary, and from them, personalities spring, some of them pleasant and some of them not. As far as size goes, mine falls into … Continue reading BODIES: Bonus Epilogue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW_pmvSjtpY Enraptured, I watched the fingers of his left hand move across the strings of his cello as his right hand guided the bow on the bottom half of the instrument, beautiful music filling the air at the fountain as he played with the rest of the campus orchestra. Elliot was, as he always is, … Continue reading BODIES: Chapter 10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBlFCoe0FvI Ana passed me her dance bag as we climbed out of the car, and Nathaniel’s jiu jitsu bag found its way into my arms immediately after. “Excuse you!” I chided the two of them. “Am I your servant?” “Yes!” they both answered me as they skipped their way towards the house. Spring break was … Continue reading BODIES: Chapter 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIFFOw6sy0c I was back to avoiding Alex, and this time, with much greater expertise. Of all the ways I imagined a confession of affection and all the people I imagined them from, even from Alex, I certainly did not expect it to unfold the way that it did, and I certainly did not tell him … Continue reading BODIES: Chapter 8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omYRK5yPRiE I stared across the fountain in awe of the slim, fair-skinned beauty with luscious, deep brown hair, standing next to Elliot and Samantha, and felt embarrassed that I even slightly entertained the thought of becoming someone of significance to Elliot after we shared a night of meaningful conversation until the sun showed itself the … Continue reading BODIES: Chapter 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBlFCoe0FvI Walking my suitcase to my dorm, I spied familiar faces scattered across campus, re-energized and ready to take on a brand new year and semester. Off in the distance was Alex’s girlfriend, so I took that to be confirmation that Alex was safely back on campus. Samantha came by to spend the last few … Continue reading BODIES: Chapter 6
To love is to see To love is to feel To love is to be To love is to heal If this be love then Give me love times a million
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh1cbXh0f7Q Instead of going home for Thanksgiving, I spent it on campus, working on projects for the science department. Somehow I managed to plant and nurture just the right relationships with peers and professors alike to become a trusted pupil of the department. Nathaniel and Ana were not thrilled about my campus break stay. Nathaniel: … Continue reading BODIES: Chapter 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBlFCoe0FvI Awake with festivities to finish the excruciatingly long month of October was the entire campus and all the blocks in between. I, on the other hand, laid in bed, scrolling news articles online and clicking in and out of sitcoms and documentaries. “Come out with me,” Margo tried for the hundredth time to persuade … Continue reading BODIES: Chapter 4
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