My Stories 97
subtle body
it is always dark inside a body (with a quote from louise glück)
Poetry: General, K+, English, Spiritual, words: 157, 9/14/2020
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now when my mind itches someone else's thoughts, i can stonewall, clearcut. what do you say to the silence in their place.
Poetry: General, T, English, Angst, words: 105, favs: 3, 6/7/2020
83the colour of water »
pieces of places. reviews returned.
Poetry: Haiku, T, English, chapters: 41, words: 526, favs: 12, follows: 5, updated: 6/30/2019 published: 5/13/2013
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comfort in chaos
Claustrophobic, I punched a shuttlebus window and a nebula darkened across my knuckles. You will be vindicated to hear I still beautify the wrong things.
Poetry: Life, T, English, words: 210, 8/5/2018
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aesthetical knives
there is no right way to have a body but I am always learning new wrong ways.
Poetry: General, T, English, Angst, words: 281, favs: 2, 4/16/2018
2the silent treatment
"you think it's neutrality. it's not." prose poem about a dysfunctional relationship. reviews returned.
Poetry: General, T, English, Angst, words: 441, favs: 1, 2/3/2018
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the why
"believe this or not: / that he was a knife / i turned inward." tw for allusions to abuse and disordered eating. reviews returned.
Poetry: General, T, English, words: 532, 2/3/2018
3homecoming
In the act of observing others, you may recognize yourself.
Poetry: Friendship, K+, English, Angst, words: 49, 8/14/2017
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on stability
restlessness.
Poetry: General, K+, English, Angst, words: 81, 12/21/2016
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Aloneness
Solitude and self-acceptance.
Poetry: General, K+, English, words: 164, 2/10/2016
2arc
the opposite of absence.
Poetry: Life, K+, English, words: 136, 2/10/2016
1disorganized thoughts
dissociation
Poetry: Haiku, T, English, Angst & Hurt/Comfort, words: 9, favs: 1, 11/9/2015
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thank you letter
things i'll probably never be able to say to my dad, but hope he knows. reviews returned.
Poetry: Family, T, English, Hurt/Comfort & Angst, words: 397, favs: 1, 6/12/2015
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circle line
I was riding the train and ran into someone who took advantage of me when I was struggling with my mental health.
Poetry: Life, M, English, Angst, words: 267, favs: 2, 6/12/2015
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drought
i pretend not to see the people who know me.
Poetry: Life, T, English, Angst, words: 126, favs: 1, 5/22/2015
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transistor
white noise and racing thoughts.
Poetry: Haiku, K+, English, Angst, words: 12, favs: 1, 4/21/2015
6fluorescent and gravel
paranoia, inertia. reviews returned.
Poetry: General, K+, English, Angst, words: 87, favs: 2, 4/17/2015
4interference
yet another poem about brain problems. reviews returned.
Poetry: Haiku, K+, English, Drama & Angst, words: 12, favs: 1, 2/27/2015
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avalanche and braille »
COMPLETE! My most intense and personal writing. Moving through pain to a place where life seems valuable again. Poems about loved ones, loss, mental illness, and eventually, at least a little bit of recovery. Warning for self-harm and food issues. Reviews returned.
Poetry: Life, T, English, Angst & Hurt/Comfort, chapters: 41, words: 5k+, favs: 14, follows: 5, updated: 12/29/2014 published: 10/4/2012
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crooked blue lines
a feeling of wanting to be someone else, or at least to have the words to explain what you are going through to someone else. warning for eating disorder content. reviews returned.
Poetry: General, T, English, Angst, words: 412, favs: 3, 7/22/2014