In rejection, we not only feel hurt but it seems more than that.
MoreIn the past, in the aftermath of a breakup from a long-term relationship, I tended to seek out constant external stimulation (besides validation). I tended to try to "stay high" on the rush of fleeting romances and parties that, after the fact, only left me feeling more alone and empty.
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#Haiku of the day (April 25)
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Daily haiku: Reset – We’re inching closer/ Shoulders and blankets we share/ Against the cruel past
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Kevin and millennial love and sex
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I met Kevin Dublin when he was 22 and I was a little bit older, I think at some university poetry event he’d invited me to in Wilmington, N.C. Me, practically still a rookie reporter but already on the verge of a burnout, a caustic combination of neurotic and hard-partying, running a newspaper-hosted poetry blog
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