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Tag: love

#Ghosted//Essay

They tell us that the world doesn’t owe us anything, that people don’t owe us anything. In their view, the … More

depression, love, mental health, mental illness, Poetry, writing

stomach//tanka

peaches in jellygive me a stomach ache like loving does to youthe heat makes me nauseous and all I want is to … More

love, Poetry, tanka, tanka poetry

breakthrough//haiku

For S.A we had so much lovethat I could finally seethe sun through the dark

death, depression, haiku, love, Poetry, poets

damaged//haibun

the monster looks down at her fattened shell. our insides are far more beautiful than outward. the intestines thaw out … More

grunge, haibun, haiku, love, Poetry, prose

happy pill

Pressing his palm against me, feeling how it pulsates/warm as whisky on rye/switch on the radio and hear the sibilant … More

grunge, haibun, haiku, love, Poetry

Jimson Weed//Ghazal Poem

Before the moon shone, your lies kept going. I wondered how my cries stopped going. A pebble of mint, tell me your … More

death, drugs, ghazal, grunge, love, Poetry, sex

Firstly Love, Finally Death

I have tried to write this story a couple of times, but the words fail to come together coherently. I … More

death, grief, griefandloss, love, nonfiction, relationships

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