struggle – Past the Racket

Of Squished Toys and Halos

First impressions counted a lot for me. If they were good, the person would be propped on a pedestal that I would long to be on. I’ve carried around a halo that gets passed around from person to person, even if they never asked for it. But how long can a person last on a shaky pedestal? How do we cope with their fall from grace?

Herculean Labour – Romanticising Struggle

Controlling struggle felt like squeezing a deflated balloon – regardless of where I squeezed, it would puff up in other places. Kinda like Whack-A-Mole.