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I wrote "home" back in December of 2023 during a period of my life that I like to refer to as, "The Dark Ages of Ella." It's been sitting in my notesapp collecting dust for a little over a year now, until about a week ago when I finally rediscovered her. It was bittersweet rereading the words I'd written back then, because on one hand it brought back a lot of unpleasant memories/emotions that I'd rather forget, but on the other hand it made me think about how far I've come and how life truly does get better.
If you're reading right now and you feel stuck or lost in this life, let me tell you one truth that I've been lucky enough to experience first hand:
It gets better, I promise.
But you have to hold on long enough to let it happen, you have to find things to hold on to.
This is my first time sharing my writing publicly with my face and my name behind it, which is fucking terrifying, but I hope you like my little poem, and I hope you'll consider sticking around to see what I do next. I've dreamt about being a writer since I was a little girl, but up until now I've always been too scared to pursue this dream out loud.
I'm still scared, but I'll do it anyway.
If you're still reading this, thank you so much for making it this far and for supporting me in this! I hope you're doing well, and I really do hope that you'll stick around and be a part of my home.
Here you will be seen,
Here you will be safe,
Here I will love you like my own,
- Eleanor K