Photo by Shifaaz shamoon, Unsplash The once-rebellious sea is finally content. Its waves find rest upon the sand. Venturing into the waters is no longer dangerous, bringing the fish back to this haven that has undergone so many changes. There is no room for suffocation among the currents—and when it happens, fury is required. Jagged rocks scraped, unwanted inhabitants made a feast of it, and the water grew ever more foul. Even the sky had to intervene as the clouds turned w

Photo by Alex Azabache, Unsplash Elis Regina used to say that living is better than dreaming. But what about when living hurts? Is it still better than our dreams, where we’re protected? Experiences don’t always surpass our expectations. Sure, sometimes disappointment happens because we foolishly imagine a million perfect scenarios for what’s to come. But sometimes we don’t expect anything special at all—and we still get a bucket of cold water thrown on us. Other people

By Unsplash When people talked about traveling through someone’s eyes, it sounded silly to me. I hadn’t lived anything like that, but truly, each person carries a universe in their gaze. When I looked deeply into someone’s eyes and find their soul, it was enchanting and frightening at the same time. As if I’d lost the ground beneath me and any sense of where I was, I found myself levitating into a journey I hadn’t planned to take—one with no set destination and no time t

Photo by Thomas Kinto , Unsplash Dear Grandma Eraydes, I hope this letter finds you well. Before I was even a speck of a person, you were already there. Your love and your very existence—more than anyone’s—are what brought me here. If fate hadn’t put you in the same hospital as that poor, sick boy, I wouldn’t be here. Thank you for choosing to love my father and, as a consequence, for accepting and loving me, too. Love isn’t limited to blood ties. You made me believe in that

Photo by Merrilee Schultz , Unsplash The first conversations are funny, Sweet and engaging words They create a narrative, Impossible not to fall. Builds the Imaginary Kingdom, With a House of Cards, That with the first wind, Shows the fragility From the base.   He promised not to hurt, But the dropper, A curse has been established. The look turned cold. Contempt, routine. Even her tears and apologies, For mistakes that were not made, They were no longer enough.   She called i

Photo by Jon Tyson , Unsplash To discover yourself is to find the courage to emerge from under the blanket which, as everyone knows, is the greatest weapon against the monsters and demons that torment us. The world beneath the covers is warm; if we spend our lives there, we remain children, always hiding from an uncomfortable—at times painful—reality that demands growth. It’s hard to face ourselves and step into the real world, because the demons that frighten us most aren

Photo by Greg Rakozy Unsplash When I was a teenager, I loved spending hours gazing at the night sky. I knew the constellations by heart, where the Milky Way left its trail, which of those lights were truly stars, which were planets, and which were other cosmic bodies.I loved it because, beyond seeing what was before my eyes, those moments were perfect for letting my mind wander through my future and my dreams. The stars and the universe, so far from my hands, also stood fo