I see you in the shadow of the wind,

I hear you at the door to my soul.

I tried to make you see me,

I should’ve done more.

I didn’t mean to be so harsh,

I didn’t mean to

Smash

Amongst the rubble,

My heart lay there too,

Like a pane of glass

In a million pieces.

In my dreams I remember the day

I saw you

Bringing joy to a lonely window,

The girl in the window,

Now only an echo of what

Could

Hav

...

It’s a lovely feeling when you walk into a room and everyone abruptly stops talking. I looked around at the people who I called friends; fidgeting and desperately trying to strike up conversation that wasn’t about me.

I never knew what they said about me until it was too late. Our office was huge, but it only took a few hours for the gossip to spread like corona. Last week my Mum had called me, ...