Mika Oka

Joined September 2023

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Bio

Sharing her unique perspective on the world as a hearing-impaired autistic person with bipolar disorder despite the challenges.

https://ko-fi.com/emikaoka

Stories (22/0)

My Insidious Companion
There are days when her silence feels deafening and days when she won’t shut up. She’s the shadow self, the one who thrives on my own self-doubt. Her words, insidious and insistent, always trying to pull me under.
By Mika Okaabout 15 hours ago in Poets
Monotonous Life
I wake to find my world draped in existential grey, a shroud I wear like a second skin. A sudden sharp chill jolted me to my senses
By Mika Oka2 days ago in Poets
I Was Mocked for Taking the Road Less Traveled
Life never offered me the luxury of direct routes. While others graduated in four years, it took me more than ten years before I could afford to continue my studies.
By Mika Oka3 days ago in Chapters
You Abandoned Me at the First Smell of Stink
You made sure that my stink didn’t waft anywhere near you lest it stick. The stench you feared was the smell of truth and of vulnerability laid bare.
By Mika Oka4 days ago in Poets
Her Barbed Words
there was no silver spoon in my mouth nor hands to support me just me and my own ingenuity while you were blessed
By Mika Oka5 days ago in Poets
Forgotten Sticky Notes
Memories are just like the neglected stacks of sticky notes. Memories are not forgotten. They just missed the opportunity to be remembered.
By Mika Oka6 days ago in Poets
Crushing On You
no one’s immune to Cupid’s sly bow despite the odds of everything it’s not just about me it’s about you too the story of us us against the world it’s you and me
By Mika Oka8 days ago in Poets
My Experience with Bulimia
No matter how one presents themselves to the world, no matter their appearance or their journey, there are always individuals who feel entitled to pass judgment.
By Mika Oka9 days ago in Humans
Born Without a Name
While I was in her womb, the fortune teller told them that I would be a boy. It made them so happy that they made a long list of boy’s names and bought all the baby boy’s stuff.
By Mika Oka9 days ago in Families
My Drinking Got Out of Control
Trigger Warning: Alcohol and Medication Abuse As I reflected on my personal experiences, I remembered how I had abused substances in an attempt to drown out my pain, only to have it spiral out of control. The temporary escape it provided was illusory, and the relief quickly turned into deeper distress and emotional turmoil.
By Mika Oka10 days ago in Confessions
In Days of Yore
Such is the power of a life unlived, a dream that remains forever out of reach. A childhood that I’ll never have. In the days of yore, I lived a life so pure, With a childhood that was gentle, kind, and demure. My parents were my guiding star, my light, And with their love, my life was filled with delight.
By Mika Oka10 days ago in Poets
I Got Bullied on A Writing Platform
I don’t function the same way as anyone else. It’d takes me a while to process things what other says including sarcasm and insult.
By Mika Oka13 days ago in Writers

Mika Oka

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My Insidious Companion

Monotonous Life

I Was Mocked for Taking the Road Less Traveled

You Abandoned Me at the First Smell of Stink

Her Barbed Words

Forgotten Sticky Notes

Crushing On You

My Experience with Bulimia

Born Without a Name

My Drinking Got Out of Control

In Days of Yore

I Got Bullied on A Writing Platform

Stories (22/0)