Walking Practice

by Dolki Min

To those who’ve gone through hell, stepping in shit or smelling puke will only make us laugh.

Are you going to mock me for being too sensitive? Sensitivity is essential for protecting yourself. Maintaining this knife’s edge every minute, every second of the day is better than dying and disappearing without a trace. It’s thanks to my sensitivity that my body has managed to survive until now.

You, dear reader, earnestly play all your parts. The roles that were assigned to you without your consent are stuck to your body like a label: A label that you can’t remove before death. A label that can’t be removed even after death. The labels are invisible. They’re not really there, you know.

Being a mess is totally different from knowing you’re a mess.