Name Not Taken

by Madeleine Henry

If this woman thinks I’m a phantom, I could scare her just by smiling.

Some tragedies are so loud they mute everything around them. Joy feels like a betrayal to whoever’s in pain.

Everything is a battle of perspective. There’s always a winner, and when you lose—when you decisively lose—then your view becomes the crazy one. So when people call you ‘insane,’ they’re letting you know who won.”