October 13th

In my second year of university, I lived by myself. I woke up with no one beside me, went to lectures with the fear of having to speak, and fell asleep with a mind that never rested. This string of haikus is meant to represent the anxiety I felt every day during my morning, my evening and my night.

the morning sunrise

waking eyes and gentle breaths 

7:00 AM tea

the afternoon sky

shaking hands and weak voices

in need of silence

the nightfall moon

restless mind and messy sheets

false dream after dream

By Raven.

(she/her)

Raven is a staff writer Ashamed, read more about her on our TEAM! page.

Edited by: Zafirah Kesington

Art by: Julie Morstad https://juliemorstad.com/