April 2009
21 posts
“The time will come
when, with elation
you will greet yourself arriving
at...”
– “Love After Love” by Derek Walcott
painfully shy, something, something, shaved head
Ever since I was a little girl I have been incredibly shy, painfully so. I could never ask adults for things or speak up for things I wanted or needed. My younger, brash sister would ask for me or right the injustices against me.
As I got older I did gain confidence in my tiny bubble at a very small private school. I was in class with the same kids year after year. My eighth grade class had...