I thought we were made for each other. We went everywhere together: the park, school, the bathroom. We slept in the same bed. I comforted you when you cried and celebrated with you when you succeeded. You got your snot, and milk, and crumbs all over me, and I didn't care because I loved you. You called me your blankie. You wrapped yourself with me when it was cold, and I always warmed you up.
So why did you abandon...

There are many things I discovered this year that I did not know in 2019. Back then, I did not know I would someday need to wear a mask at the grocery store. I did not know I would be forced to do school online. I did not know about protests that would overtake my city and country. I did not know about the mental health struggles I would soon battle or the time I would spend at the hospital. And...

There are many things I discovered this year that I did not know in 2019. Back then, I did not know I would someday need to wear a mask at the grocery store. I did not know I would be forced to do school online. I did not know about the mental health struggles I would soon battle or the time I would spend at the hospital. I did not know about protests that would overtake my city and country....