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Tag: existence

Mundane Things That Immediately Make Me Think of a Specific Dead Person

washing my hair over the edge of the bath / orange squash and/or lemonade / unscrewing, emptying, refilling a hot … More

daily life, death, existence, family, friends, grief, list, listicle, loss, memory, poem, poetry, writing

Strangeland

“Strolling on the plateau of life, desperate for the mountain, I never thought that I would get this far. It’s … More

art, books, existence, kitten, life, memoir, pets, poetry, reading, tracey emin, writers, writing

I Gave Myself September (3)

Part 1 Part 2 I have learnt that when I’m buzzing with instructions of intense self-sabotage, if I ignore and … More

destruction, diary, existence, gifts, life, mental health, mental illness, prose, prosetry, series, writing

I Gave Myself September (2)

Read part 1 here Not a lot of people cheat death once, let alone 3 or 6 or x or n … More

confessional, death, essay, existence, existentialism, humanity, life, mental health, pain, peace, prosetry, suffering, suicide, writing

I Gave Myself September (1)

Content warning: recurrent theme of suicidal ideation Days and weeks and months, indeed whole years, that I never wanted, expected … More

confessional, depression, essay, existence, existentialism, humanity, life, mental health, mental illness, nihilism, pain, strength, suffering, suicide, trauma, writing

Words For Life

DESIDERATA Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far … More

advice, existence, happiness, humanity, kindness, knowledge, life, mental health, nature, peace, poem, poetry, self, silence, society, youth

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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

Tanka

Confiscate the knife This heart refuses to stop Blood coagulates This body won’t let me go Waking is devastating After … More

dark, death, depression, existence, form, life, macabre, madness, notebook, pain, poem, poetry, sadness, suicide, tanka, writing

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Death on my mind all of the time. I wonder if, when I’m dead, I’ll be obsessed with finding ways … More

afterlife, dark, death, diary, existence, journal, life, macabre, notebook, poem, poetry, writing

Crash

In the split second / Before we crashed I finally discovered / What it feels like / To be alive. … More

death, existence, Hijacked Amygdala, life, mortality, notebook, poem, poetry, writing

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