Trauma
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Box of Fears
She packed all her fears Into a little boxShe did this when She was still very young It was not deliberate It was subconscious She did not suppress Her pain on purpose It rattled in her mind For years and years As she filled it with more And more of her fears She did not… Continue reading
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The Orphan Girl and Her Suns
There is a sadnessEntrenched in her heartA bastion of evilA castle of dark It leeches out poisonIn viscous, black fluidsThis river of despairTurns her dreams into ruins This castle laughsAt her myriad of dawnsWhen one sun risesThe other one starts to fall Until one dayThe castle crackedAs her faint suns of hopeShowed their true impact Continue reading
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Lone Tree
A lament Cold are the starsAs the bitter winds whipA lone tree on a moorBy darkness, stripped Ravaged by a stormCracked by its shakingIts twisted roots snapIts iron will breaking Cast out from the forestThe tree has been exposedIts branches creak and crackAs the wind ever blows And so when it fallsIt will make no soundAs its hollow… Continue reading
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New Sight
I was locked in a cage In chains so tight Now my eyes have been opened I see beyond this night I see bright stars in the heavens Far greater than my darkest fears I see vast oceans of water That dwarf my litany of tears I feel the roar of a hurricane Driving my… Continue reading
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Unseen Voices
You are unseen You are unheard Despite the effort You’ve put into these words I hear these voices Saying it doesn’t matter That the glass ceiling above my head Will never be shattered But I know in my heart That the truth is this I love this struggle Of pen against fist This intense wrestle… Continue reading
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Twisted Trees
A lament The trees used to speakUsed to remember They used to flower In all types of weather Now they are bare Their branches twisted They barely speak And when they do, it’s fiction Once tall and gracious Now gnarled and cruel They hold cracked husks Where they once held jewels The trees used to… Continue reading
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Flame
The flame is speaking Steadily it hums As it gently flickers It sings its song I will devour All that you own Right now I am small But soon I will grow I will feast on your dreams Consume your talents I will burn your eloquence And condemn you to silence But when the fire… Continue reading
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Failed Foundation
I feel beneath my feet The ruins of a foundation A groundwork that was laid But was completely wasted A life spent But spent in vain Now these stones Are just a source of shame I prepare to break These reminders up But something in me Causes me to stop My failed foundation My so-called… Continue reading
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A Court of Fear and Loathing
My thoughts gather On this spiral staircase Each one sneering With malevolent face They’ve all prepared Each one has a speech Either some accusation Or a declaration of defeat I spin round In this amphitheatre But my attempts at defence Will have no impact here Their white papers Rain down As cheers of derision Echo… Continue reading
Anxiety, Depression, Emotions, Fear, Guilt, Hope, Pain, Perfectionism, Poetry, Rumination, Trauma, Truth -
Authenticity
We wear the mask Until we forget who we are We take the real us And hide it in a jar We follow their script Until we forget our voice We follow their directions Until they become our choice We play their game so long Jumping through every hoop That we forget it’s a game… Continue reading
