The Twisted Inversion of Labor-Bought Dreams, an Essay by Haile E.
As we entered high school and began preparing for the next four years that would culminate in either an acceptance or rejection to our dream universities, my friend and I began talking about dreams. She mentioned Chapel Hill and a medical degree, marriage to a kind man, and leaving some sort of impact on the world. As it soon came time for me to regurgitate my own dreams, I realized I had none. Most of my small, unacknowledged dreams had already been fulfilled, and the only o