I don’t know if writing helps Or if the Therapist helps I guess I want easy answers And I want to feel better And sometimes burying things down is the only way to not feel like my heart is being ripped out When I write I feel the pain When I speak to my therapist …
Tag Archives: Hurt
Over/Under
Some days it feels like normal Like the weight of sorrow has been lifted And deep piercing pain healed Other days it all comes back And rages Loss. Pain. Futility. Why did it ever happen? Why was I so fucking stupid? I feel alive! I feel creative! I feel powerful! I’m not bored! Or bound! …
Vulnerability
It’s scary to write I feel trepidation at expressing my thoughts Because I know my thoughts, my feelings, my convictions aren’t the norm It’s scary to write I want to let myself out in deeper ways But I don’t want to hurt or confuse the people in my life. It’s scary to write To make …
The Nothing I’ve Become
I know you’re hurting too But it feels like you’ve left me in my pain To die again and again I know you’re hurting too But how am I supposed to know I’d rather be your foe Then to be the nothing I’ve become. Your ears are deaf and your mouth is dumb So you …
Poetry and Politics 