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Tag: suffering

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

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

Moondance

Another spontaneous Saturday night, you and I, rock and roll and warm white wine. We share a moondance, barely clothed, … More

death, depression, grief, Hijacked Amygdala, life, love, poetry, prosetry, relationships, sex, short prose, suffering, writing

On Writing & Suffering

Pain depends on me to be its host: suffering is the needy child, and I’m the parent who never says … More

art, confessional, death, depression, diary, Hijacked Amygdala, life, madness, mental illness, notebooks, poetry, prosetry, suffering, writing

Memento mori

We’re not calling them ‘scars’ anymore. They are a memorial to my many misadventures, a memento of misguided madness, a … More

Hijacked Amygdala, memories, mental health, poem, poetry, self harm, suffering, suicide, survival, writing

Bad Friday

I am a bible carved out of stone, sitting quietly in the corner of the empty prison cell of your … More

archives, hate, Hijacked Amygdala, love, poetry, power, prosetry, relationships, religion, suffering, writing

Lipstick

I went to your funeral yesterday. It was a showy affair, with your name spelled out in flowers and everyone you’ve … More

death, dreams, friendship, funeral, grief, heartbreak, love, poetry, short prose, suffering, suicide, writing

1 a.m. on the Borderline

I leave his house without kissing him goodbye and hurry down the empty street. I hear him bolting the door behind … More

borderline, death, depression, grief, Hijacked Amygdala, lit mag, love you miss you, mental illness, observations, prosetry, suffering, thoughts, writing

Curiosity Killed The Cat

“What on earth happened to your face?” She closed her eyes, tilted her head down so that her chin was … More

abuse, addiction, alcohol, blame, breakups, Bullying, conversation, creative writing, depression, drinking, ex's, fear, hurt, life, living, love, pain, paranoia, prose, psychosis, pubs, smoking, suffering, talking, things overheard in bars, violence, writing

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