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Tag: chronic illness

The Least I Can Do

Bathe exfoliate epilate lather skin in cocoa butter Feel how soft my legs are! I demand, limbs in your face … More

anxiety, chronic illness, couple, depression, effort, fibromyalgia, love, mental health, poem, poetry, relationships, sorry, writing

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Sometimes I feel bad about doing what I’m doing, existing—I shan’t say living—how I’m existing: my days consist of dreaming, … More

alcohol, books, chronic illness, death, depression, drugs, existence, family, grief, journal, life, mental illness, music, notebook, writing

August Meditations

I met a woman in trouble on the streets of Camden, helped her to get away from her abusive boyfriend … More

abuse, anxiety, BPD, change, chronic illness, depression, diary, help, life, mental illness, mood, notebook, sadness, stress, writing

One Way

Do I just need fresh air Will I be better elsewhere Or is it that My lungs are diseased That … More

change, chronic illness, chronic pain, depression, Hijacked Amygdala, journal, life, mental illness, notebook, poem, poetry, truth, writing

Body Series

I’ve never thought much about my body; I just know that it’s there, it’s here, it belongs to me, I’m … More

body, body confidence, body image, chronic illness, discovery, experience, fibromyalgia, health, injury, life, mental health, self harm, self portrait, truth, writing

April Meditations

Inspired by the 29th NaPoWriMo prompt to produce a poem that meditates, I used this poem to meditate on the … More

breakdown, chronic illness, family, hospital, life, meditation, mental illness, NaPoWriMo, NHS, poem, poetry, prompt, reflection, trauma, writing
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