Nothing by M

Nothing Looking back at all the times you said I was a nothing and a nobody.I stand on the precipice of a job almost done, as well as I could. Despite many limitations.As proud as I am,for them I would beg, borrow and steal. I give them my all, my everything my last.I hold on […]

Magic man by Ollie

Magic man Mr. magic man has been doing magic since he was just a boy,I should know I was his assistant!He seems all wonderful you know,He could make things disappear,He could make coins fly out his mouth!Of course I didn’t know that being his assistant would have such an awful cost. The magician hid his […]

to mother by Dawid Stefanski

to mother from the day i was bornyou gave me nothing but painbetrayal is your nameyou betrayed my love, my trust, my securitymother, because of you all i wanted was to dieand i died everydayi died when you touched me in an inappropiate wayinstead of huggingi died when you yelled at me when i was […]

The downfall of having a big heart by Rebecca Rojas

The downfall of having a big heart… The downfall of having a big heart is the vulnerability of becoming easy prey and victimized of being used ur heart is being pulled in a tug of war of mixed emotions n confusion but no matter what or how difficult things become how overwhelmed and exhausting things […]

Surviving by Danica Alison

Surviving In the darkness she brokeA million piecesBreath was no moreA light flickerGuides to peaceObscured by visions of the past Numb Flashes of the nightmaresMembers in mouthsPain belowScreams of innocence takenHollow words spoken in the nightHow to survive just by candlelightTake me away never to feel Numb Love bindsLove unwindsTrust brokeClimb again to the mountain […]

The Maenads by Sarah Blakely

The Maenads You created a cult of us,disturbed little girls,ripened grapes for your wine. You picked us like fruit,receiving our bruises,exchanging worship at your shrine. You called us away from our homes,outcasted us in the wilderness,dressed and undressed us in skins of majestic felines. You entranced us like a hypnotic flame,alluring though savage,with soothing words […]

My Monster by Heather Chamakese

My Monster He was my monsterHe kept me scabbed up,He knew how to keep me in lineThe tactics that held me his forever-prisoner,The kind of monster you only hear about,He was the devil some days not only a monster,The days she thought she was in hell,But in her mind she was far awayTo her it […]

Inner Demons (song lyrics) by Lisa Marie Carter

Spoken Intro) We all have our demons, screaming through our brain;yelling and telling us to come back home again…. V) Lost in a hell of my own makinga poisoning at my own hand. Can’t seem to gain steady footingmuch less make a solid stand. PreCH) Wasted day, wasted nightpretty soon a wasted life… CH) Inner demons, […]

She Dreams by Terri Lanahan

Hi! I am an adult Survivor of CSA and this is one of my poems. Writing poetry was instrumental in my healing. She Dreams She dreams of a life without any tears.She dreams that someone will take away her fears.She prays that the abuse will end.She prays that her heart will mend.She wonders why no […]

There Is No Cure by Crash

There Is No Cure PTSD, MST, Bi-polar, Manic Depressive, Schizophrenia! How would you like to be diagnosed with all these, at different times in your life? How would your mind handle the changing of medication on a consistent basis, not for the wellness of your mental health but, because the physician has no clue what […]

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