Unfiltered thoughts on behaviour, patterns, people and life. Not every observation needs a framework. Sometimes it just needs saying.
The flat feeling that turns up when nothing is wrong, and what it is reporting.
It steadies the hands for ten minutes. The fear usually started a fortnight before.
It felt like it came out of nowhere. The body had usually been reacting for a while before you noticed.
You go quiet when it matters, then find every word on the way home. The words were never the problem.
It answers at one in the morning and always takes your side. That is the comfort, and also the catch.
The phrase gave people permission to step back. For some, it has turned into a quieter kind of hiding.
