Our Hookstory #2 — Catalyst

Warning: these pieces may contain triggering and/or sensitive material pertaining to self-harming behavior.

My Super Unserious Totally Dumb College Relationship

My wrists reflected my hardships.

Some damage was psoriatic, some was self-inflicted.

I didn’t tell you, we weren’t serious anyway, right?

One night, you inexplicably grabbed my wrists and kissed them.

I realized you might understand me after all.

-Ihur*, Public Health

The Brain

here is where i find solace in knowledge

here is where i find defeat in spiraling thoughts

here is where i find the truth in myself

and the inquisitive mystery of it all

-m*, Neuroscience

The Ouroboros

Today I celebrated the shedding of old skin and welcomed the new.

But I'll eventually shed my new skin like I shedded the old.

And then, I'll have a newer new to temporarily hold.

-Sydnie Lim, Biology

*An alias is being used.