On Leaving - Geogirl

The worst things to happen to people in life are not acute but chronic. The things that aren't visible, the stuff that takes place entirely inside yourself. There's no beginning, no point that you can see where it started, but somehow you've reached adulthood having given up on all your dreams. No one tells you straight out that your dreams are impossible, but they don't need to, do they? You get the message loud and clear without ever hearing the words.