If a girl cries alone in her room with no one to hear it, does she make a sound?

I gotta get out of this place. in the isolation, the empty hallways, the deserted rooms. the knock that never comes. the door that never opens. the porch light that has burned cold. betrayed by the subtle signs of life. lifeless mattress on the ground. sheets a tangled mess. pillows piled. footprints in the rug. …

the holding on

I've held onto it for the better part of this year. Mostly I've held on to my heart for fear its blood would seep out and I would go cold and hungry. It would not take much for me to become lifeless and live the rest of my life in solitude. It wouldn't take much …