Written August 15, 2024

There’s this feeling that I get that’s so indescribable and so gut-wrenching. This complete and utter sense of disconnect and alienation. And no matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to shake it.

I can be surrounded by people I love and yet I feel isolated and estranged. I can’t quite put my finger on it but I feel as though I lack something that everyone else has. Contentment? A sense of belonging? I don’t know.

I hate that I feel bereft, as though I am not meant to be on this Earth. I often wonder if this feeling will ever dissipate or if it’s just something I’ll have to deal with for the rest of my life. I guess only time will tell.

-j. oshodi

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Ink & Style

New York, NY, United States