April Issue: Page 7

seventeen.

i created a world that mirrored me

i was insecure, lonely, depressed and vulnerable

the world I saw was a direct reflection of that

seventeen.

the year that brought a sense of perspective that I truly did not understand.

the point where my life took a turn for the worse.

i was seventeen.

i wasn't even an adult and i thought my life was over.

i took my sadness and turned into despair

my life was inactive and silent

through pain i attracted toxicity

and through toxicity

i created a world that mirrored me.