Shouting In The Echo Chamber Of Your Absence- When friendships turn radio silent I shudder at the reunion enshrouded in anticipation, X number of years in the making. Anticipation sledgehammered into its own crystal ball, Shattering and leaving nothing but glass shards, Scattered across my mind. I shakily pick one up; In the visage, I'm … Continue reading Poetry Bred From The Disaster of Teenage Years
Author: Catherine O'Leary
My name is Catherine and I'm an 18-year-old college freshman. I tend to write about the philosophical lessons I've learned when experiencing various milestones, heartbreak, and complex relationships that have shaped me into the writer I am today. I take the emotions extracted from each life stage, carry them with me to fuel my writing, and finally let them go when I'm left with what I'm proud of. I want to continue to write and inspire, and be inspired by others writing.
Walking Inside My Childhood Home After 11 Years
On the 26th of October, 2024, my Dad and I drove to Connecticut something I particularly wanted to see. When discussing the plan a couple of days beforehand, however, he mentioned that by the direction we'd take toward Connecticut, we could pass through West Point, New York. West Point is just a few hours north … Continue reading Walking Inside My Childhood Home After 11 Years
Resentment is Addictive
This month- the first month of 2025, ever-so January- has been, objectively, pretty terrible. Throughout my life, I've been a chronically negative person. However, in the past 10+ months, I've consistently been determined to ameliorate my own mindset regarding everything. I've tried doing this by being more open-minded, being kinder to people, and abandoning a … Continue reading Resentment is Addictive
You Can’t Change People
Most people are at least aware of the fact that you cannot change others. The underlying reasons as to why you can never, and will never, be able to change others, regardless of the possibly plausible reasons as to why you wish to do so, are a bit more difficult to accept. Despite being fully … Continue reading You Can’t Change People
Korea is Wonderful!
While browsing through the comment section underneath a particular video talking about Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games, one in particular stuck out to me: “She only writes when she has something to say!” I didn’t think much about The Hunger Games itself when I read that, but I thought about how that comment … Continue reading Korea is Wonderful!
The Colors of my Perspective
I love feeling nostalgic. Nostalgia is one of the many things that helps me stay in tune with myself and my emotions whenever I subconsciously scatter. It’s a euphoric state of mind that pulls me towards the past, and leave the future much more elusive and much less omniscient. The downfall of this is that … Continue reading The Colors of my Perspective
A Thousand Sonnets 