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Tag: nostalgia

Liberteens

“Located in a peaceful and secluded part of Southgate, Priory Hospital North London is set within a striking Grade I … More

addiction, alcohol, childhood, drugs, memories, mental illness, nostalgia, overdose, poem, poetry, teenage, teenagers, teens, youth

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

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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

J.H.C.

The guy standing next to me at the bar is wearing Joop! Jump. That smell always makes me think of … More

childhood, fear, fuck you, girl power, journal, memory, men, nostalgia, power, relationships, sex, writing, youth

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

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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

Houseboat

Lazing riverside Summer’s night Splintered tables Sticky thighs Discarded suit jackets Loosened ties Abandoned shoes Delirious eyes Plastic jugs of … More

alcohol, city, heatwave, Hijacked Amygdala, London, love, nostalgia, poem, poetry, relationships, rhyme, summer, writing

Definition

THE DEFINITION OF DRUNK IN LOVE: I know you remember my laughter as we drunkenly cartwheeled down the silent corridor … More

happiness, heartbreak, Hijacked Amygdala, life, love, memories, nostalgia, poem, poetry, relationships, writing

Smiles

​I stepped outside and you were right there, ground to a halt at the zebra crossing, left hand gripping the … More

breakup, emotions, heartbreak, Hijacked Amygdala, love, memories, nostalgia, relationships, short prose, writing

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