Moments in Time

The smell of campus trees; Listerine vodka; edibles for the first time; a purple comforter; worship lyrics above the closet doors; class walks spent staring at the ocean; caf food before an 8 am class; library couch naps; summer classes taken to soak up more time

Italian fantas; cobble stone streets in florence; plane rides unloading on the runway; classes in the villa basement; crappy gluten free pasta in the kitchen; a big bean bag chair in the student center; museums with filippo lippi and botticelli paintings; a four year plan with two years left

A four bedroom apartment in drescher; a boyfriend at home; dab pens smoked in my closet; chipotle beach dates; beanies with a hoodie on warm days; mac and cheese straight from the pot; whispers about getting sent home

Daily walks with mom around the neighborhood; farmer’s market mornings with dad on tough days; virtual classes; joints by the pool; movies all night; an all-white closet with perfect sunlight; puffy eyes from the worst break up yet; long distance friendships; fear of the unknown

The seafoam green house on hillside drive; a warm room with quotes on the windowsill; mornings with the girls at the dining table; the big brown chair that acted as a couch; a bong with bob marley on it; a nearby park with swings; the square downtown; a scary diagnosis; college graduation

Walks around north pond; cries to john vincent iii songs on clark street; a month of nothing but walking around the city alone; my first apartment with frames of cities on green backdrops; piercing winds; close friends I miss; family visits back home; exploring sobriety; painful goodbyes