Poem inspired by the 2009 film, Coraline
“I don’t want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted just like that, and it didn’t mean anything? What then?” ― Neil Gaiman, Coraline
Happiness Comes When…
Someone on the internet told me I’d be happiest if I / buy a pillow to hold my snacks / mist my bedroom in lavender essential oil / bite my tongue / keep my feelings to myself / stand up for something / get more followers / love myself just the way I am / inject botox between my brows / drink my veggies in powdered form / throw away all my belongings in the name of minimalism / buy this lounge set for routine jogs / disconnect / stay scrolling
My eyes may not have been replaced by buttons
But I feel sawn to my phone like I’ve made a deal with
some other mother who promises to give me life.
And I don’t know how I could want for so much more than
I already have, and still feel like I have it all.
Author Ali McDonald 
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