Inside the mind of an immigrant
"Oxidation of Acetyl acid," my professor is talking about the Krebs cycle. It's a biological pathway that is used to create energy. I spent the last two days on YouTube, watching different videos trying to absorb all this information.I know what she's talking about, but I can't focus. I don't want to focus. I feel … Continue reading Late realizations
I don't feel hopeless. But neither do I feel hopeful. I feel nothing at all. And I don’t know what to do. I think the worst moments in life are when you feel completely numb. When your brain just shuts off to everything, including pain. Pain is good, because at least with pain you feel … Continue reading Losing the ability to feel
I thought you were healed but I didn't know I was wrong this strength I saw in you wasn't because you were strong it was because you were trying to mend yourself into the person you wanted to be but you leaned on anger and we failed to see that the cure you were searching … Continue reading Anger
I lost all my hope as failure stripped me of my pride through that sky I fell so hard that every dream broke and died. The ambition that once held me slowly threw me down I took those shattered seeds of my dreams and buried them on this ground. Failure dragged me away and defeat … Continue reading Seed of dreams
People come to New York with dreamsI came with nightmares. Coming to America wasn't all smiles and laughter and all those other soft and mushy things. It was more of crying, breaking and a lot of fear wrapped in confusion. There were a lot of breakdowns, a lot of burning bridges for the second time. … Continue reading Moving to NYC