There’s a specific kind of exhaustion that comes from running a race you didn’t sign up for. You can see it in people if you look closely enough. The way they talk about their futures with a kind of pre-emptive apology built in.
About You
There are people who leave but don’t fully go. They stay somewhere just behind your thoughts, showing up in the middle of ordinary days without warning or invitation.
I Live in an Era That Makes Silence Feel Weird
I don’t remember when I stopped being comfortable with silence. It didn’t happen all at once. It was gradual, like most things that change you without asking permission.
If I Had a Second Chance
He doesn’t talk about it much. But if you sat with him long enough, in the right kind of quiet, he’d probably tell you there are things he wishes he could go back and do differently. Not everything. Just enough.
I Grew Up When Everyone Could Look Happy
I grew up in an era where everyone could look happy. That doesn’t mean everyone was. But the technology had gotten good enough that the difference wasn’t always visible.
