Who are we when no one is watching?

Well, there are multiple answers to this question. Some decide to be their genuine selves. Those people are the ones who include the quiet kids in group projects, even when their teacher isn't there to praise them for it. They're the ones to offer money to someone in public who's short a few bucks, but do the same when nobody’s around to impress. They don't do...

The air was cold

I felt a breeze on my neck as I stood outside

Watching

Waiting

Trucks drove in and out of my driveway

People talked as they picked up boxes

Then placed them down

And then drove off

I felt a tear run down my cheek

But it froze before it hit the ground

I wanted to puke

Or sob

Or throw a tantrum as if I was a toddler

Because in this moment, I felt like one.

The toddler that had gr...

It was finally here

Christmas Day

With tons of gifts

Under the tree they’d lay

Although there were many

I was most hopeful for one

That my father would come home

And celebrate with his son

He’d left us 5 years ago

My sister, mother, and I

Without any warning

Not even a goodbye

But he sent us a letter

Claiming when I turned thirteen

He’d visit for Christmas

And that wasn’t a scheme

I really di...