Tag Archives: self hate

Know ( )self

Intangible thing, a belief in self — how is it that you cannot hold it, cannot wield it, cannot shield yourself with it? Because it cannot be grasped? But in the hands of another, it cuts deeply enough that you … Continue reading

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Enough

What are these cuts in me these slashes leaving me bloodless, leaving me thirsty, leaving me alone and naked and cold? Who am I with these scars I don’t recognize? I’m not at all the man I thought I would … Continue reading

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Was there a thought about

I must be wrong let me take a poll let me check the facts let me understand let me clear my throat let me figure this out let me understand let me let me

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And then everyone else came in

You’ll never get better or figure it out later, they said. I’m just so lonely, she said. I just want to be understood, she said. He stares over my shoulder and he is judging. He is deciding what I am … Continue reading

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All The Colors

Beyond winters chill there lies a hopeful font of blood, blue flies, green flies, black waters. Everyone comes up short, and everyone is a wet-nosed nudge away from either soothed or screaming. There is a film of red over her … Continue reading

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