The Left Turn That Changed Everything

This painting reminds me of what happened when I finally said it out loud—

“I need someone to love me.”

I’ve been feeling flat lately. Quiet. Not destroyed, not depressed—just... poured out.

If I’m being honest, I’ve been grieving the abrupt loss of a community I thought I could count on. One day, it felt like I belonged. The next, I was ghosted without ex…