Illustration by Watson Frank
I am alive and I am learning and I love my mom. Give me a moment so I can call her.
She is at church but she still stepped out to take my call. I am so lucky that when my
mom says she loves me and I say I love you too, she responds by saying I love you too
just so she can say it last. I am so lucky because I am 19 and I am alive and my sister is
my best friend who gives the greatest hugs. I am so lucky because my brother tries to
help me even when I get super stressed and take it out on him. I am so grateful I am in
school and have people that love me. People want to hear my voice. I am so proud of
myself for being alive. I am so proud of myself for living. Today is a day of reminders. I
am reminded that I have blood in my body and that I have survived. I am surviving.
I am alive.
Rahele (she/her) studies dead things and alive things and writes about both. She is constantly finding new disguises in her hairstyles, so don’t worry if you can’t find her…. Anyways, you can find her on Instagram @rahele.megosha.