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Forget my pity party on the couch in snood and slinky skirt, I have a reunion to attend

As we argued, the space between us grew, until we couldn’t even see the other’s side

A culmination of many years of bullying, it first hit me six years ago. I suffered from extreme OCD

All the things I’ve been begging for, planning for…. The things I’ve been dreaming about, the Oorah auction tickets I’ve invested in

A date. With someone I’ve been trying to meet for months, but who had always given me a no

When I couldn’t smell the besamim, I curled up in my bed and waited for death to come