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for ten years, i’ve held onto the emotions that you fed me throughout our time together. you filled me with so much hate for myself that repulsion and disgust became constant bedfellows. i let go of that today, before the new year begins. i… Continue Reading “a voice of my own – a poem”
Once again, we stand distant, our hands held out to each other, yet never touching. This isn’t easy and we aren’t meant to live this way, with this constant yearning for those we love. Yet, even far from each other, we hold on to… Continue Reading “Arms Outstretched – A Poem”
as the sea threatens to take me away again, my first thought is “i didn’t ask for this.” as the waters grow deeper, i have to remember that none of this is my fault, that the disease which ravages my internal world is not… Continue Reading “what is possible? – a poem”
carry that tarnished piece of metal, the penny which contained a wish. a piece of paper with the words “…love is…” written upon it, kept like a spell hidden inside a book. the book itself, a talisman against the mundane, its stories read so… Continue Reading “what other things? – a poem”
My body contains the storm. The rivers rage against the rocky barrier of my skin. Even as I try to remain upright, water wants to push me down to the ground so that it can resume its rightful path. The waters pull my body… Continue Reading “I am the Storm – A Poem”