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Tag: pain

Icarus

It was a sad thing to discover that the sensation of your lit cigarette burying its hot head in the pale crook of … More

love, myth, pain, poem, poetry, relationships, violence, writing

Kneading

  Originally published by Lunate (August 2021). Read the original post here.

body, depression, healing, pain, poem, poetry, relationships, stress, touch, 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

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

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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

Face / Eyes

[Part of the Body Series] My eyes give me away. They are mine but you see your self inside them. They … More

body, body image, colour, confidence, depression, introspective, life, pain, poem, poetry, portrait, self portrait, series, truth, writing

No Thing

I’ve never met me. Never been formally introduced. Never had an opportunity to form a first impression. Never had a … More

body, depression, diary, journal, mental health, mental illness, notebook, pain, self, writing

Scars

[Part of the Body Series] “Have you ever counted them?” “No.” “You should count them,” “Why?” “It’ll be interesting,” “I don’t think … More

body, body image, childhood, confessional, depression, experience, image, injury, life, mental illness, pain, self harm, self portrait, series, teenager, truth, violence, writing

Discovery

[Part of the Body Series] I take off my jumper and am surprised at what I find. There are words scrawled … More

addiction, alcoholism, body, depression, experience, experimental, mental illness, pain, sadness, series, truth, words, writing

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