I’m in the desert and I had thought | desert

@soooshimi on Instagram: "1/4/26 8:28pm somewhere on route 50, lake tahoe, california i spend my last 4 hours of 19 at a standstill in traffic stuck in a blizzard. i perch my chin on the passenger window and gaze at snow-blanketed pines. in these words i bottle and seal the infinity of this moment. i sip the final droplets of teenagehood off a styrofoam cup and savor its last taste on my tongue. 19 tastes younger, colder than ever before. since 13, every candle blown on january 5th came with a v