Growing Pains (1)

January 2026

Issue No. 02

Growing Pains Layers of Freedom

FOR THE LOVE OF

EXPRESSION.

WHERE THE H3LL

IS MY SOUND?

I thought healing would quiet the past...

why so LOUD why so LOUD why so LOUD

?

ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING?

IH E I H AR Y I H EAR Y OU I H EAR Y OU E I H AR Y OU I H EAR Y OU EAR OU YO U

The Year I Turned Twenty-One Defined by confidence without clarity.

Loss without understanding.

Reflection before accountability.

Too much held.

Too little space.

Care became noise.

Noise became distance.

Wanting to be understood.

Failing to understand.

?

YOU AREN'T HERE Can You See ME YOU AREN'TCanHERE You See ME YOU AREN'T HERE YOU AREN'T HERE YOU AREN'T HERE Can You See ME YOU AREN'TCanHERE You See ME YOU AREN'T HERE Can You See ME YOU AREN'T HERE YOU AREN'T HERE

I gotta take some time to grow But I don't wanna let you go How did we get too comfortable?

I gotta take some time to grow But without you, I'm miserable I think I got too comfortable.

DID Y O

ND? OU

M D N Y I F S U