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Tag: dreams

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

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

Telepathy

You’ve died too many times.Sometimes you die four, five, six times in one night.Once was enough. Once was one time … More

afterlife, death, dreams, dying, family, grief, loss, love, nightmares, poem, poetry, reincarnation, telepathy, writing

Zopiclone Dreams

I had a secret zopiclone tablet stashed away. Two, actually. They were yours, originally, Daddy. You hated them. I was … More

death, dreams, drugs, free verse, free writing, mental health, mental illness, poem, poetry, sleep, suicide, trauma, violence, writing

1119

found in phone notes 9th Nov – 23:23 The last time I met Emily Dickinson in my dreams we had … More

diary, dreams, experience, journal, life, memory, notebook, poetry, prose, trauma

The Dream House

I should’ve realised that we weren’t going to make it on that sunny June afternoon when we were wandering around … More

dreams, family, future, Hijacked Amygdala, home, life, love, madness, mental illness, motherhood, poetry, prosetry, reality, short prose, suicide, writing

Pipe Dream

Shakespeare House, Chaucer Court, Wordsworth House, Coleridge Court… The only way I’ll ever know that I’ve truly “made it” as … More

Britain, dreams, education, fame, literature, London, poetry, prosetry, school, teenagers, tradition, writers, youth

Parapraxis

I worry that you lie awake beside me Listening to me breathe Wondering with whom and where I’ve been And … More

dreams, drunk, friendship, Hijacked Amygdala, lit mag, love, poem, poetry, relationships, secrets, truth, writing

Lipstick

I went to your funeral yesterday. It was a showy affair, with your name spelled out in flowers and everyone you’ve … More

death, dreams, friendship, funeral, grief, heartbreak, love, poetry, short prose, suffering, suicide, writing

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