Witching Moon

by Poppy Woods

“I guess you can mourn people even when they’re alive,”

If there was anything I’d learned over the years about relationships—with significant others or family—it was that toxicity could twist you into someone you’re not. It’s hard to see it happening in the moment, but one day you look back and don’t recognize the person you are compared to who you were when you started out.

“By letting you be the best you that you can. There’s no right way to exist, Alandra. They can love you correctly by loving your life.”