Bright Around the Edges

We’re not here to be polished. We’re here to burn real.

Photo by Levi Guzman on Unsplash

I spent my young adulthood fascinated by people who seemed to belong effortlessly, people whose needs were met, whose worlds were built on trust.

But those are not my people.

My people are the ones who clawed their way out of lives that didn’t make sense. The ones who were hurt in the name of love. The ones who fought for …