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Tag: addiction

Want

“What do you want?” “I want to chew on your bones // to go back to 2008 and stop her … More

addiction, CNF, creative writing, life, memoir, mental illness, poem, poetry, prose poem, prosetry, relationships, writing

Ways In Which Your Body Stopped You From Living Your Dreams

You wanted to be a prima ballerina but childhood malnourishment & dire poverty made your bones too weak, your tiny … More

addiction, body, childhood, dreams, mental illness, poem, poetry, prose poem, prosetry, self harm, writing

Liberteens

“Located in a peaceful and secluded part of Southgate, Priory Hospital North London is set within a striking Grade I … More

addiction, alcohol, childhood, drugs, memories, mental illness, nostalgia, overdose, poem, poetry, teenage, teenagers, teens, youth

(Pro-)/(Retro-)gression

1 I fill the void with three liters of cheap white wine and morph into a monster in a mini … More

addiction, alcohol, alcoholism, CNF, drug, drug abuse, memoir, poem, poems, poetry, prose, prose poetry, prosetry, real life

Corkboard

Got a corkboard the size of a dining table painted one side of the frame bright yellow the face to … More

addiction, alcohol, detox, drug abuse, drugs, mental health, mental illness, poem, poetry, recovery, rehab, sobriety, writing

Diary: February

CONTENT WARNING: MENTAL ILLNESS, SELF-HARM, SUICIDE, SUICIDAL IDEATION, DRUGS/ALCOHOL, DISORDERED THINKING I have decided to publish brief excerpts of the … More

addiction, awareness, death, diary, illness, journal, mental health, mental illness, notebook, suicide, truth, writer, writing

Half-Life

Ashley told us that every time you do a line of cocaine it makes loads of microscopic holes in your … More

addiction, advice, body, drug abuse, drugs, friendship, memory, poem, poetry, psychology, science, student life, writing, youth

14 Days

14 days of self-isolation, not because you are infected with the COVID-19 virus but because you: are seriously depressed // … More

addiction, books, coronavirus, covid19, depression, health, humour, illness, isolation, life, list, mental health, mental illness, poem, poetry, reading, sickness

Fruitcake

I don’t know if this ache is heartbreak (a) or cocaine (b) or my body physically manifesting all the mental pain … More

addiction, depression, drugs, form, heartbreak, Hijacked Amygdala, insanity, mental health, mental illness, poem, poetry, rhyme

311019

S: What are you gonna be for Halloween this year? Me: A sober person S: *screams* *terrified* *scared* *horrified* Blessed … More

addiction, alcoholism, conversation, dialogue, diary, halloween, journal, life, notebook, sober

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