like a banana

[jazzfish]

Six months ago I started wrapping up loose ends.
A year ago I saw my awful ex for the last time.
Two years ago my relationships turned into a slow-motion fountain of shrapnel.
Three years ago I was cautiously optimistic about the fall election and my life plans.
Five years ago I'd gotten settled back into northern Virginia.
Seven years ago I was drowning in theatre classes and Not Dealing with life stuff.
Nine years ago I was underemployed, horribly depressed, and developing a crush on a sophomore.
Ten years ago I was employed at Syncad at the second-worst job I've ever had.
Twelve years ago I was employed at A&W at the worst job I've ever had, failing out of school again, and trying to sneak a cat into the worst apartment I've ever lived in.
Fifteen years ago I was going back to Nova every few weeks to see Steph, and I'd just met uilos.
Twenty years ago I fell into an environment where I could thrive, though I didn't know it at the time.

Three months ago I fell into another new environment, where I hope I can thrive.

Life flies when you're living it.

Comments

[novel_machinist]

this was really nice to read. Keep on keeping on, friend.

[jazzfish]

<3 Thanks. It's kind of amazing sometimes to realise how far I've come in a decade. Or two.