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How It Feels to Feel Nothing

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I have been in a state of apathy for months now. I don’t feel anything. I don’t feel happiness. I don’t feel sadness. I don’t feel anger, excitement, or longing. It is as if every emotion has abandoned me, leaving behind only silence. Not the kind of silence that soothes, but one that suffocates. It is not a storm. Storms are  alive, chaotic, and powerful. They demand attention, even in their destruction. Their winds tear through the air, their rain strikes with purpose, their lightning pierces the dark with brilliance. You cannot ignore a storm. It forces you to feel, to move, to react, to be alive in the face of its fury.  It is not calm either. Calm suggests peace, a kind of quiet that heals.  It is a quiet that restores, a stillness that allows the world to catch its breath, a gentle pause where things can mend. Calm has a rhythm. It has a warmth. It carries a sense of continuity and hope, even in its silence.  This however is something else entirely. It is stagn...

From Broken Roots

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Sadly, my face is a reflection of two people who never loved each other. I carry their resentment in the shape of my eyes, the angles of my cheekbones, the curve of my mouth, features passed down like unwanted heirlooms. I wonder if they ever looked at me and saw pieces of each other, if my existence was a constant reminder of a love that never was, or if they looked past me, pretending that I was just an unfortunate accident of fate. Most people are born from love, wrapped in warmth before taking their first breath. Others, like me, are born from silence, from obligation, from the bitter aftertaste of choices made too young or too recklessly. And when you grow up as proof of something broken, you learn to carry its weight without being asked. It settles into you, molding not only the contours of your identity but the very lens through which you perceive the world. For if the two who gave life to you could not evoke even the faintest trace of love for one another, then what precisely a...

Fragments of a Parallel World

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What I am truly interested in is the elusive truth behind dreams. Why do we dream? Where do we go when we dream? Does the soul unshackle itself, drifting into unseen realms beyond the limits of mortal comprehension? Could dreams be thresholds to parallel worlds, delicate extensions of reality hidden within the folds of existence? Or are they merely cerebral echoes, fragments of memory and emotion pieced together by a mind striving to make sense of a chaotic universe? Sometimes, I am convinced that dreams are more than fleeting phantoms of the subconscious. What if they are remnants of lives we have lived before? What if the vivid memories and surreal landscapes are pieces of a forgotten existence, whispers from the past that seep into the present? Perhaps nightmares mark how we met our ends, while fleeting moments of euphoria let us relive the joy we once knew. The strangest part is how real these dreams feel. I often find myself in places I have never seen yet know instinctively. Most...

Veil of the Unknown

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There is a certain allure in the unknown, and perhaps no mystery is as captivating or terrifying as death. I find myself drawn to it, not out of morbid curiosity, but because it is the one inevitable truth that ties us all together. It is the common thread, the final destination that we all share, no matter who we are or how we live. From the day we are born, we have begun a journey towards death; this is the only way out. Yet, despite its certainty, no one knows what happens when we cross that threshold. It is a veil that every living thing must pass through, yet no one has ever returned to pull it back and reveal what is on the other side. What comes after? Is there a continuation, a rebirth, or just eternal silence? Are we greeted by light, or do we dissolve into the dark void, ceasing to exist as if we had never been? Religions, philosophies, and stories through the ages have tried to answer this with promises of heaven, reincarnation, or realms of spirits. But no answer ever feels...

Gatsby’s Green Light: Chasing Illusions in Love and Life

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From my perspective, Gatsby’s desire for Daisy was a profound metaphor. In the journey of life, many are plagued by the belief that the acquisition of a singular, elusive object will bring them ultimate contentment. Gatsby is a prime example of this belief. His fixation on Daisy was not merely a personal longing but a broader representation of humanity’s insatiable quest for fulfillment. In his world, the green light was a beacon of unattainable perfection, forever receding and forever pursued. Even when Gatsby reclaims Daisy, the light diminishes, revealing a stark truth: the satisfaction he yearned for remains perpetually out of reach. The light, once guiding him, fades, leaving Gatsby to wander in discontent, eternally searching for the next ephemeral beacon. It almost seems to me like it was not love, but a fervent obsession that consumed him. After five years of separation, Gatsby’s ardor had metamorphosed into a relentless fixation, his emotions had warped into something far beyo...

Dancing With The Void

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There is an emptiness that lives inside me, a vast and uncharted territory of darkness that I cannot seem to escape. It is not something I can easily explain; it does not have a clear shape or form. It is a gaping void, dark and unyielding, that swallows everything in its path. Sometimes it comes like a wave, sudden and overwhelming, washing over me with a sadness so deep it feels like I am drowning. Other times, it is a slow, creeping anxiety that settles in, whispering fears and doubts into my ear until I cannot hear anything else. I reach out, desperately grasping for something, anything, that might fill the void. But every attempt is futile, not the warmth of family, not the laughter of friends, not even the fleeting rush of love; it is all in vain. Like a dark rain cloud that looms over everything, casting a shadow in its tracks. It is an all-consuming abyss that shapes every facet of my existence. It is a relentless and ravenous obscurity that seeps into every corner of my life, ...