Note to Self
Miranda Rodriguez
Miranda Rodriguez is a 19-year-old purple-haired nuyorican cat lady with an affinity for writing emotional and witchy stories while watching thrilling sci-fi movies and shows. Her hobbies include but are not limited to: cuddling with her incredibly lazy cat, gorging herself on well-seasoned food, and trash talking any pizza that isn’t from any of the boroughs. She stargazes and stormwatches, forever seeking perfect photos with her Nikon D5500, who is named Nicephore, and aiming to generate true and raw stories of the problems she—and many others—have faced that people often shy away from, like trauma and mental illness. She knew she wanted to be an artist from the ripe young age of six, and hasn’t stopped creating since.
you relentless soul
made of galaxies and woven from comets
once bruised and battered
drowned and near-dead
but still you rise again and again
unafraid to love and be loved
you trembling star
marked with the times you spilled yourself
in crimson nebulas and comet tails
to make sure you were still living
and you were
every single time
you ancient moon
glimmering oddity shimmering into the night
scarred and beaten though you may be
you lift yourself on and on and on
into the endless night
still here, still here
you galactic dreamer
beautiful bruised indigo mess
lover of life
caretaker of all
you are so much stronger
than you think you are