Content Warning: Self-harm, mental health I love you. You know exactly how much. I love the skin you roll between your fingers and the dips you wish you could cut away. I love the bruises you trace when you find them. I love the scars you collected, even the ones you gave yourself. I know ...

I hate writer’s block. I know some people don’t believe it exists. My writer’s block this week is a combination of sleep deprivation and the fact that I have been dealing with a lot of physical stress. I know the simple solution would be to drink some coffee, I’m trying to wean myself off of ...

Speaking in earnestI search for a truthThis world I resideSeeking the proof To validate lifeHard to imagineDivisiveness fluent The error of passion My hearts skips a beatMy breath becomes shallowWith thoughts of my childrenEngulfed in this shadow What will becomeOf the ground they will walkThe steps that they takeThis violence of cause I can only ...

A towel falls off of the peg for the millionth time. “F**k you!” I say to it. “I hate you so much.” The towel does not answer. I try to put it back on the peg. It falls again. I have to stop myself from throwing it across the room—the smug piece of crap. But ...

I’m so angry that so much time has been stolen from us all I’m so angry that people still make terrible decisions and hurt everyone else The selfishness is so astounding to me The pure disregard for others well being And yet those same people are so shocked by the rebuke So many people I ...

When it’s all done, when it’s all said, I can’t let myself go back again. You let me believe I was broken. The lies were spoken with such conviction that I believed them. I trusted every word from you. My trust in you was misplaced. At first, the abuse was not recognized. Not by me, ...

Trigger Warning- Domestic Violence   It took me 10 years to fully get over you. Every blood-curdling scream from my throat over 3 years was a testament to the manipulation that you had subdued me to. It was 3 years of walking on eggshells and uneasiness and a semi-permanent lump in my throat and knot ...

An unending fiery rage burns within me. I pound my fists onto my phone when it’s not working. I feel it every time the slightest inconvenience occurs in my life, I unleash this blinding rage. It’s poisoning my soul. Every time I indulge in my anger, I’m left feeling tired, sick, and trying to recover ...

Forgiveness. According to Merriam-Webster, it is “to cease to feel resentment against (an offender),.” But unfortunately, the act of forgiveness isn’t as simple as its definition. It involves more than the act of forgiveness. When we find ourselves needing to forgive someone else, it is usually tied to feelings of hurt or anger. Allowing ourselves ...

The dance of the butterfly, A shadow soul possessed. Still hidden in the child Whose heart is triple blessed.   A wicked parent — revenge and hatred in her heart, Disintegrated — active washing my brain. Love and joy of Father — turned black.   The safety of a childhood, Cloaked in systematic crippling. The ...