the ghost of you keeps me awake [editor's choice 2021 | poetry] [cover by @qixing]

a collections of thoughts, feelings, emotions that have been put into words and that have been gnawing at my brain. check out my other poetry book 'among the wildflowers.' ••• poetry collection explicit language all rights reserved completed O6.12.19 - O8.19.19 k-ashmir O1.2O.2O2O #1 - #poet #1 - #clarity #1 - #poetrybook O2.26.2O2O #1 - #freeverse O6.19.2O21 #4 - #poetrycollection

''Because the world is so full of death and horror, I try again and again to console my heart and pick the flowers that grow in the midst of hell.'' -Herman Hesse Disclaimer: I don't own any of the videos, photos used for this book. Credits go out to the owners.

there are birds in gilded cages, and then there are birds in gilded gucci cages. they're still cages, nonetheless. inside the mind of an upper-middle-class princess trapped in her own suburban palace surrounded by princes who are no better than frogs. // these are poems about my experiences growing up in a small town, the trials and tribulations in living in a suffocating household, and the boys i've met along they way but never stayed.

because there's that one moment in life where you meet someone and wonder, "where the fuck have you been all my life?" this was - is our moment. © christine marie.

Isn't that the saddest word? Almost. Something with so much potential... but just didn't happen. We were almost lovers. We almost lived. These were almost stories. ●●● [ a collection of poems ] highest ranking: #3 [[ 08_03_16 ]]

The world is a lot crueler but also more beautiful if you look closer. [Trigger warning for those who don't like to read depression stuff, bullying or abuse things. There aren't many but are a few! Also, It's late when I write these, please don't judge my grammar]

DROWN IN THE OCEAN OF YOUR TEARS. ( poetry. )