Notice

n. The bittersweetness of having arrived here in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self.

n. the unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat 

n. frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone

n. the inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who you really like

n. the ambiguous intensity of looking someone in the eye, which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable

n. the amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm

n. the subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place

n. weariness with the same old issues that you’ve always had—the same boring flaws and anxieties you’ve been gnawing on for years.

n. the frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits only one place at a time

n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own.