A collection of poems, short stories and writings. Well, essentially just poems at the moment. Variety of influences I will always be willing to disclose for specific poems. Some are darker than others (see tags for possible triggers). Please comment any thoughts.
Well it seems I have poured more of myself into this book of poems than I've really expressed to any one person irl. But the masochist inside me really wants you all to read it because why not share my head with strangers? But maybe this matters. Maybe this shows something- some progression becuase some of the earliest poems are are about, or reference, self harm and I'm glad to say that's behind me. I can follow a lot of my relationship with existentialism throughout it, as well as simply my attitude towards poetry (quatrains of iambic tetrameter with abab rhyme schemes are still cool but they aren't my go-to.) So yeah, maybe writing poetry in a toilet when I'm trying to calm down from a panic attack, or better yet in the midst of having one, and putting it up on some anonymous platform means something. Because I'm still not what else does.
PLEASE READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS
this poetry collection includes themes and descriptions of:
sexual violence/assault/harassment
PTSD
hallucinations
depression
anxiety
self harm
disordered eating
in my experience feeling seen through works of writing has helped me, and i want to offer that path to others. but most importantly, PLEASE prioritize your healing journey and mental health over reading this work.
any support appreciated. thank you!
authors notes:
thank you for 6k reads! 1/19/25
highest ranks:
#1 in prose 5/24/22
#1 in prose poetry 6/13/24
#2 in symbolism 5/21/22
#2 in metaphor 6/16/24
#3 in poetry 6/3/24
#3 in panic disorder 6/13/24
#5 in poem books 5/20/22