A Letter to my Mother

Dear Mom,

College is a blast.

I love it here!

I'm doing fine.

Mom, I'm okay.

Or at least I tell you I am

To avoid the proverbial

I told you so

That looms behind everything you say.

The reality is

I'm drowning on dry land

Just like you said I would

I am living up to the stereotype

of my depression and anxiety.

And you,

you were right.

You know me best.

You knew I couldn't do it

And I was so full of myself

I just wanted to prove you wrong.

Just once,

I wanted to swim

Or at least stay afloat.

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