i spent my life folded between the pages of books. in the absence of human relationships i formed bonds with paper characters. i lived love and loss through stories. i experienced adolescence by association. i am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction. - shatter me

the moon is a loyal companion. it never leaves. it's always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. every day it's a different version of itself. sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. the moon understands what it means to be human. uncertain. alone. cratered by imperfections. - shatter me