A Day in My Life

Some people live their day in a straight line. They wake up, move through the hours, check off boxes, and fall asleep. I don’t live in a line. I live in loops. Circles. Spirals. Moments that echo louder in my mind than they ever did in real life. A normal day for me isn’t defined by what happens—it’s defined by how long I carry it. ______________________________________________________________________ 6:57 a.m. — The First Thought I wake up before my alarm. Before the world even remembers I exist, my mind already has. And it begins. The list of things I said yesterday. The people I might’ve annoyed. The tasks I should’ve finished. The silence between me and someone I care about. It’s not chaos. It’s not screaming. It’s more like... a gentle buzz. Constant. Background noise I’ve gotten used to. ______________________________________________________________________