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Tag: secrets

Can’t/Won’t Write

Well he asked me what I was passionate about and I said writing, I’m a writer, and he asked me … More

drunk, prose poem, prose poetry, prosetry, secrets, sex, short story, strangers, writing

Daria & Pete

I would enquire, would ask exactly how they all met, but all the members of this party are now dead. … More

childhood, CNF, creative non fiction, death, family, grief, identity, life, London, memoir, memory, non-fiction, secrets, writing

Elizabeth

she looked like a girl I knew but stranger a creature dental-floss hair ice in her eyes tattoos on her … More

conversation, depression, dialogue, experience, friendship, holiday, life, mental illness, poem, poetry, secrets, strangers, suffering, writing

Only

There are only 2 ways to stop us Sending each other drunk messages: Quit drinking, or Drink together. And I’m … More

addiction, alcohol, art, collage, friendship, Hijacked Amygdala, love, poem, poetry, relationships, secrets, truth, writing

071118

I wish you’d stop calling it an “affair” That makes it sound organised, premeditated Like we have a fucking clue … More

diary, friendship, fuck up, journal, life, love, notebook, poem, poetry, relationships, secrets, writing

Parapraxis

I worry that you lie awake beside me Listening to me breathe Wondering with whom and where I’ve been And … More

dreams, drunk, friendship, Hijacked Amygdala, lit mag, love, poem, poetry, relationships, secrets, truth, writing

Secret Saviours

I got back from hospital Still wearing the gown Still weak and scared Still inside Shaking outside. You ran me … More

breakdown, depression, friends, help, hiding, hospital, lies, literature, money, poetry, problems, saviour, secrets, stress, writing
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