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In the moments of perpetual darkness, there came a tune

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Rhodes chapter.

What if we were all alone?

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What if we have always been alone?

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What if this was it?

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What if we were just lying to ourselves?

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Talking ourselves out of the realities of life… ohh they love me they’re just at (insert excuse here)

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We have become prisoners of our own bodies.

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Prisoners of our own minds.

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Prisoners of our own mind.

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Why is it that when we find love it lingers long enough for us to desire it most when it is gone?

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Was I just after the chase?

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Was I just in love with what could have been?  

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Instead of what already is?

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Away with them

I am in love with a dream

A dream that is crafted by my own doing

I am in love with myself and my marvels and my many dimensions and my laugh and my heart and my wonder and my…

Bitia Alanis

Rhodes '22

Bitia Alanis is a student at Rhodes College. She enjoys surfing the web, writing, reading, Netflix and allowing a space for people to connect and enjoy the many qualities of life. She's empathetic and always strives to make herself the best she can be.