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Tag: self harm

“Strong and Sturdy”

CW/TW: suicidal ideation. The grotesque irony of realising that you do indeed need to be hospitalised for your own safety … More

BPD, breakdown, depression, hospital, mental health, mental illness, poetry, prose poem, prosetry, self harm, suicidality, suicide, writing

Injuries You Cannot See #29

Content warning: self-harm Injuries You Cannot See #29 She has four dents in her head: when everyone was obsessed with … More

borderline personality disorder, BPD, depression, life, mental illness, poem, poems, poetry, self harm, self injury, suicidality, writing

Ways In Which Your Body Stopped You From Living Your Dreams

You wanted to be a prima ballerina but childhood malnourishment & dire poverty made your bones too weak, your tiny … More

addiction, body, childhood, dreams, mental illness, poem, poetry, prose poem, prosetry, self harm, writing

Meant To

Apparently, you’re not supposed to smile when a cat scratches you. That’s what he told me when he realised that I … More

blood, depression, mental illness, poem, poetry, prose poem, prosetry, self harm, self injury, suicidal ideation

Sandwiches

No, ​I don’t mind making the sandwiches for the picnic—it’s strangely satisfying to slice the cheddar for your Ploughman’s using the same knife … More

depression, fear, mental illness, poem, poetry, prose poem, relationships, self harm, self injury

TWLOHA

You my favourite person kiss my favourite scar (and I wanna whisper Will you stay with me until these red … More

breakups, depression, exes, love, mental illness, poem, poetry, relationships, scars, self harm, self injury

Lent

I don’t know what to give up for LentI am not afraid of going to Hellcarbs? cutting? cheese?for Hell visits … More

abstinence, bad habits, Catholic, Catholicism, Christianity, drugs, food, Lent, Lent 2021, mental illness, poem, poetry, self harm, writing

Lasagne

After placing 2nd in the Cambridge Prize for Flash Fiction, hosted by TSS Publishing, my winning story ‘Lasagne’ is now … More

award, fiction, flash, flash fiction, mental health, mental illness, prize winner, prose, publishing, self harm, story

The Person Should Not Make You

The person who claims to love you and care about you should not make you want to drive the head … More

birthday, BPD, change, escape, freedom, life, London, moving house, poem, poetry, self harm, update, writing

Hack

Dear Little Boy who was sitting in front of me on the 214 bus yesterday who had his arm wrapped … More

advice, childhood, conversation, experience, kids, learning, letter, life, London, poem, poetry, prosetry, self harm, strangers, truth

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