I trudged through my journey, my friends a jumbled mess around me. It had felt like days we’d been hiking, and every muscle in my body burned with the fire of exhaustion.

And just as I began to give up, debating letting my body collapse to the ground and sink into the Earth for an everlasting sleep, I saw it.

Finally.

McDonalds....

Diamond daggers clung to the cieling, gems of water droplets now forever frozen in time against the dim cave walls, closing in on them, holding them. They’re deadly drips, sharp as razors, hanging from the ceiling of winter, advertising the frigid intensity of a blizzard.

For some, they reflect the magic of winter and Christmas, the time of love and wonder. But not for me. For me, they reflect ev...

My heart sunk as I wandered through the ruins of what, if it were just a week ago, I would have called home. Shattered glass shards clinked beneath my feet, shimmering in the light of late afternoon like the teardrops tracing their way down my cheek.

Broken down structures and posts creaked and groaned, shuddering with every gust of wind that swept through the city; If you could even call it one...

Arriving at the airport,

I just want to reach my transport

Hopefully make it to my resort

I have to keep my ambition,

And focus on my main mission

Nope, I can’t get distracted

Not even stops at the food court

But I see a Karen, and she just reacted!

Oh well, it’s not a show, she’s just overreacting

I reach my seat when we start boarding,

Dodging couples full of bags of hoarding

Do they really t...