Summer Bird Blue

by Akemi Dawn Bowman

I care that everything is changing. Everyone is moving on, and growing up, and I just feel so left behind.”

but I do care about the fact that they might have an opinion on my sexuality before I do. It feels . . . invasive. It feels like I’m being rushed.

But maybe it really is okay to be unsure, and to change my mind, or to never change my mind.