i live in a box where a chandelier hangs in the middle. From the silver-colored chandelier hangs a wooden dragon and faux ivy.
On the bookshelves hang Christmas lights and more ivy. They carry books, figures, storage boxes colored in pale blues and beiges.401Please respect copyright.PENANADGHODWZUe8
My bed is small, twin-sized, and covered in old toys. Two shelves rest above my head, as my bed is to the wall. Dangling from the shelves are dried flowers--flowers that died four months ago.401Please respect copyright.PENANAnTXiYw2IDF
I don't have a closet. Instead, I have a junky clothes rack that I cover with a sheet when I'm not getting clothes.
An ugly Swarovski clock hangs in my room. It was the price I had to pay in order to even get this small space. At least I have my mother's saber with me. It helps me forget the clock.401Please respect copyright.PENANAn8J6IVOM9E
In a week, it will be April. That means heat is coming through the two windows in my room. I'm glad I have a somewhat strong box fan to help.
Right now, this small room is messy. It usually is.
I always clean at the end of the week. I think it's symbolic of something, like cleaning a chalk slate at the end of a school day.401Please respect copyright.PENANAJ51XgNdIDn
When I'm anxious or depressed, I leave it this way. But whether or not I'm feeling better, I need to clean it up. So I start cleaning.401Please respect copyright.PENANA5eDSuq1tXq
It's the middle of the night. My room is clean and all of the fairy lights brighten the room. They express the pastel hues of the faux flowers I have in my small room. 401Please respect copyright.PENANAmZbiMaFVVZ
I think about how this room came to be. 401Please respect copyright.PENANAhBfmwtOiRI
It was meant to be a dining room. Then it became my father's music room.401Please respect copyright.PENANAuxIdJPgmov
After I returned from my travels, it became my room. But it took time and persuasion to get this space. 401Please respect copyright.PENANAOm1Mv62VLZ
That was because this house was built with idea that I was moving away. I wasn't supposed to live here. 401Please respect copyright.PENANAOeVRSgWZZk
Plans changed, but this is not my house. It never will be. 401Please respect copyright.PENANAo9vl8D8La0
As long as I sleep in this small dining room filled with flowers and packed boxes, it will not be my home. 401Please respect copyright.PENANAJGQeRxEo85
That's okay though. Soon, I'll have my own place to call home. That is; if everything goes according to plan....401Please respect copyright.PENANATwRtJUs94C
I have four days. Four more days until I know if I can make my next move towards home again. 401Please respect copyright.PENANASK2rRkp4UI
But presently, my work calls me. So I'll take my pen up and continue to illustrate till my PaperGarden is vibrant with color. 401Please respect copyright.PENANASB14jHMRBG
To be continued...401Please respect copyright.PENANAkEhqIHIbod