I wrote this collection during a time in my life where I felt as though life and socializing and school was made to seem more than it was. Like it had a bigger importance than it actually did. I was questioning what I was doing and why I was doing it. There was just too much pressure on me and I began to fall apart. I was depressed. I felt defeated by my own self and so I just decided to stop. I stopped caring about the work and the tests and friendships and productivity. I stopped caring about my grades and leaving my hometown to go to an out-of-state college and experience something different. I was done. I wanted to forget the world. But, being the person I am, I knew that was impossible. So, I got my feelings out onto paper in the form of poetry. I took a step back and really saw what my mind was going through. It helped.
This time happens to be the end of my freshman year of high school.
