Skip to content

Treacle Heart

poetry & prose by HLR

  • Home
  • Poetry
  • Prose
  • Diary
  • Lists
  • Letters
  • About
  • Books / Publications / Prizes
  • History of Present Complaint

Tag: heartbreak

Fight Night

Claret on cotton and hearts on sleeves; words that hurt and eyes that bleed. After too much truth serum, I … More

breakups, fight, heartbreak, mental illness, poem, poetry, prose poem, prosetry, relationships, writing

Mercy

Standing on the cliff edge two steps away from certain death I hurled the contents of the velvet box into … More

heartbreak, magazine, memory, mercy, poem, poet, poetry, The Hungry Ghost Project, trauma, writing

Notions of Infinity

Forever’s never guaranteed but still you wrote the F-word inside every card you ever sent to me. I cannot bring … More

breakups, heartbreak, love, memory, nostalgia, poem, poetry, relationships, writing

A Poet’s Edit

Going through my dad’s old writings, transcribing his poetry to be posted on his blog (coming soon!!), I found an … More

grief, heartbreak, inspiration, love, memory, pain, poet, poetry, poets, wisdom, writers, writing

Fruitcake

I don’t know if this ache is heartbreak (a) or cocaine (b) or my body physically manifesting all the mental pain … More

addiction, depression, drugs, form, heartbreak, Hijacked Amygdala, insanity, mental health, mental illness, poem, poetry, rhyme

271019

I poured boiling water onto my hand and felt nothing. I stood naked in a rainstorm and felt everything. I … More

depression, diary, emotional, eupd, feelings, heartbreak, journal, life, love, nostalgia, pain, poetry, sadness, truth, us, writing

Strange(r)

You’ll never be a stranger to me I know you too intimately And yet we sit         … More

experimental, form, FVR, heartbreak, life, love, lust, memory, nostalgia, poem, poetry, romance, sex, truth, writing

The Kiss

At the station, I said, Kiss me Kiss me like it’s the last time Kiss me like I’ll die tomorrow … More

friendship, fuck you, heartbreak, journal, love, memory, notebook, poem, poetry, prosetry, relationships, writing

2404

I’ve been mentally and physically unwell lately, writing a lot but nothing I want to share. Having said that, I … More

dreaming, GloPoWriMo, heartbreak, love, memory, mental health, NaPoWriMo, nostalgia, notebook, poem, poetry, relationships, thinking, writing

0704

A short, simple poem for Day 7 of NaPoWriMo based on the prompt: gifts and joy.

freedom, GloPoWriMo, heartbreak, kindness, life, love, NaPoWriMo, nostalgia, notebook, poetry, prompt, relationships, writing

Posts navigation

Older Posts
Website Built with WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • Treacle Heart
    • Join 2,434 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Treacle Heart
    • Customise
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

You must be logged in to post a comment.