who would be surprised to learn you think about them?
some people pass through your mind regularly, and they have no idea. it is a strange kind of closeness, entirely one sided, entirely real.
every day there's one live question, the same for everyone. answer it anonymously, see what other people said. it's all gone in seven days.
answer today's question →write the name down. then write how often they come to mind, and what usually brings them there. a song, a phrase, a time of day. be specific. next, write what you think they would feel if they knew. surprised, uncomfortable, moved. then sit with why you have never told them. is it that it would change something. is it that it would make you visible in a way you are not ready for. write about the gap between thinking of someone and letting them know.
- write about the ordinary moments that bring this person to mind.
- consider what it says about you that you hold them so quietly.
- write about what would change if they found out.
this is for anyone who carries someone in their thoughts like a private habit. for you if you have ever almost sent a message and then deleted it.