Rest

Let’s just breathe now.I feel everything is so heavy today.My severe anxiety pays a visit,and I just want to shrink —to become so smallthat no one will notice I exist.Inhale through the nostrils,Hold for three seconds.Exhale through my mouth...Again.Inhale — I am tired, and that’s okay.Exhale — I let out the heaviness in my chest.Inhale … Continue reading Rest

Corrupted

Just now, I saw a civil servant—convicted of corruption—posing for the cameras. Journalists, TV crews, all crowding around her like she was some kind of celebrity.  And she was smiling.  Smiling.She even flashed the victory sign with both hands, like she’d just won something.I stared at the screen and thought, *Why is she so happy?*Is … Continue reading Corrupted