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anxiety, book, childhood, death, depression, family, love, memories, memory, mental illness, poems, poetry, Poland, sadness, 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

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I don’t want to spend the rest of my days turning your socks inside out (I know that I don’t … More

death, diary, friendship, grief, journal, life, London, murder, notebook, poetry, prosetry, relationships, sadness, writing

On Melancholy

1 / Melancholy does not smother, it coats. Like those strange London summers when the cars were covered in a … More

depression, Free Verse Revolution, FVR, life, melancholy, mental health, mental illness, poetry, prompt, prosetry, sadness, theme, writing

August Meditations

I met a woman in trouble on the streets of Camden, helped her to get away from her abusive boyfriend … More

abuse, anxiety, BPD, change, chronic illness, depression, diary, help, life, mental illness, mood, notebook, sadness, stress, 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

S.S.

I’m still obsessed with her. Have been since I first heard her name and saw her face. I often wonder … More

anxiety, death, depression, family, grief, illness, memory, mental health, missing, poem, poetry, sadness, suicide, thoughts, tragedy, writing

Don’t

He always says to me, “Don’t feel sad, baby” as if it’s that easy. * I don’t like being told … More

depression, life, love, mental health, mental illness, poem, poetry, relationships, sadness, 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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You counted my bruises — fifty-five — and I cried because I hate the number five — three + seven … More

dark, journal, love, notebook, pain, poem, poetry, prosetry, relationships, sadness, violence, writing

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