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Tag: free writing

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Drunk and tired and thinking about a conversation I had recently with M (https://artandinsolence.com) so here we have it, a … More

blah, drunk, free verse, free writing, lit mags, NaPoWriMo, poetry, poetry community, rhyme, writing

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CW: violent death, suicide, murder “Hang on,” you said eyes on the rearview blue lights behind mounting the kerb to … More

death, free writing, grief, life, memory, mental illness, murder, poem, poetry, social media, suicide, tragedy, trauma, writing

My Feelings Are Fighting Amongst Themselves Again

The fucked-up family of feelings that reside inside me are fighting amongst themselves again / squabbling siblings trying to out-shout … More

anger, BPD, depression, emotions, eupd, family, fear, feelings, free writing, mental health, mental illness, metaphor, panic, poem, poetry, rage, suicide, 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

Reason

Isn’t it strange that I am your voice of reason but not my own? And for good reason, too. Me … More

free verse, free writing, friendship, Hijacked Amygdala, language, life, poem, poetry, stream of consciousness, thoughts, words, writing

Remember, Remember

Fireworks over Ally Pally A child cries, afraid of the noise We flock to these annual events Paying £8 for … More

city, death, destruction, free writing, Hijacked Amygdala, life, London, poem, poetry, violence, war, writing

Broken Mirrors

I’ve broken 4 mirrors this year. If superstition is to be honoured I will still be reaping bad luck long … More

death, dialogue, free writing, Hijacked Amygdala, life, luck, poetry, prosetry, self, self harm, soul, stream of consciousness, suicide, writing

Watch

Minutes these relentless, finite minutes of mine he says we have to make ours count but I just count them … More

death, depression, free writing, Hijacked Amygdala, life, love, mortality, poems, poetry, short prose, suicide, time, writing

Miraculous Mistake

In my dream there had been a terrible or rather brilliant mistake in which you were in fact still alive … More

blogging, death, dreams, family, free writing, grief, Hijacked Amygdala, lit mag, love, love you, miss you, mourning, paragraph, writing
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