I don’t miss anyone as much as I miss who I once was when I looked in the mirror.
Friendship
“Yes, I am allowed to pick and choose what I divulge to others. And, as a matter of fact, I’m allowed to change my mind.”
I start to think of how I have never let myself actually notice my growth but instead, kind of skipped from point a to point b, closed my eyes for a second and opened them to see a new woman with the same smile staring back at me in the mirror.
Chicago. I lost myself here. I found myself here. And now I’m ready to get the hell out of here.
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