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Tag: depression

“Strong and Sturdy”

CW/TW: suicidal ideation. The grotesque irony of realising that you do indeed need to be hospitalised for your own safety … More

BPD, breakdown, depression, hospital, mental health, mental illness, poetry, prose poem, prosetry, self harm, suicidality, suicide, writing

Injuries You Cannot See #29

Content warning: self-harm Injuries You Cannot See #29 She has four dents in her head: when everyone was obsessed with … More

borderline personality disorder, BPD, depression, life, mental illness, poem, poems, poetry, self harm, self injury, suicidality, writing

Burnt Teaspoons

“Oi. What colour are my eyes?” Until that moment, I had deliberately avoided looking into his eyes. Eye contact is … More

alcohol, CNF, creative non fiction, depression, memoir, micro memoir, prose, relationships, sex, society, writing

Meant To

Apparently, you’re not supposed to smile when a cat scratches you. That’s what he told me when he realised that I … More

blood, depression, mental illness, poem, poetry, prose poem, prosetry, self harm, self injury, suicidal ideation

Sandwiches

No, ​I don’t mind making the sandwiches for the picnic—it’s strangely satisfying to slice the cheddar for your Ploughman’s using the same knife … More

depression, fear, mental illness, poem, poetry, prose poem, relationships, self harm, self injury

Weeping Women (1937 & 2017)

I saw a Picasso painting and it fucked me up because it wasn’t oil on canvas, it was a mirror. … More

art, artists, depression, ekphrasis, ekphrastic, mental illness, modern art, Picasso, poem, poetry, portrait, Tate Modern, writing

High Enough

I am standing on the roof. I am smoking a cigarette. I should be at work but I am too … More

death, depression, dreams, grief, home, London, loss, memoir, mental illness, prose, real life, relationships, short prose, suicidal, suicide

Found in Phone Notes

09:23 The last time I met Emily Dickinson in my dreams we had coffee and ice cream, and I taught … More

depression, dreams, grief, mental illness, poems, poetry, prose poetry, trauma, writing

City Triptych

1. Thursday night in the city / 10pm-ish I think / I’m busy / doing nothing / watching / the … More

books, city, depression, drunk, LDN, London, mental health, mental illness, monologue, observation, poem, poetry, suicidal, suicide, writing

Review: First Cut #8 – McConville

Book: Lyrics From The Chamber Author: Mark McConville Publisher: Close To The Bone (August 2021) Book #8 in the First Cut series Buy here: ebook / paperback   Lyrics … More

book review, book reviews, books, chapbook, depression, poems, poetry, poetry books, review, reviews, writing

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