Upon our solacing descent, an unusual calm embraced us. Weird figures— anomalies?— spun around us in a playful swirl. The number of colors shooting forward felt like it would blind us at any moment. I’d tighten my grasp on my sister’s hand and look over my shoulder. A familiar feeling lived on her expression too, our collective confusion only guiding us to question even more. I felt we’d been fall...

To be sent into an eternal slumber,

I lay quietly below the surface of 6,

The familiarity of the wooden woof,

And the soft sounds of my breathing,

I count my blessings quietly,

My mother’s embrace, one of warmth,

Enough to fill any child with love,

Many times, it felt she was a mother to all,

For that was her blessed gift to the world,

And one needed indeed,

The playful sounds of children in the...

The same buildings were painted across the sky of the never-ending city, faces the same, and sidewalks so familiar. I always felt I was walking on a treadmill that didn’t have the option to start or stop. My dearest friends had the same personalities as everyone here; they looked human, talked human, and acted human, but I felt a deceiving cover whenever I spoke to a person. They watched us at all...

To the dearest ground I once walked upon and the acres that will never cross,

My time was short-lived. I never quite understood the mind of a human being, but I've come to realize that much of what we do is to learn. It truly is as simple as that. I've learned to cling to things that never held any true value, such as my favorite attire. Always the simple button-up shirt and beige pants that pain...