Present-Tense

a close-up of a stopwatch

Present-Tense

adj.
intimidated by the awareness that you’re in the present moment, right now, inhabiting the single fleeting second that exists, feeling like a surfer riding a cresting wave across an infinite sea, desperate to keep your balance, but unsure whether to lean forward or lean back.

From present, the moment at hand + tense, in a state of nervous strain.

Starlorn

snow flakes in the dark

Bareleveling

Cover image for the Bareleveling word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Desanté

Cover image for the Desanté word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection

Altschmerz

Cover image for the Altschmerz word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Irrition

a close up of a dandelion