Tag Archives: mental health

journal twenty-six.

It’s all in your head My mom would say Leave me standing there To wipe my own tears away I hated that phrase That mindset of hers That my problems were my own Problems to unturn Because I swear they did it Yes, they did it to me He left me on read Made meContinue reading “journal twenty-six.”

journal twenty-four.

she grew up too fast because society told her her shoulders were alluring that the legs she used to race the other kids in gym class we’re a distraction that the lips she used to sing hot cross buns during music were so sexy she grew up too fast because society told him boys willContinue reading “journal twenty-four.”

journal twenty-two.

I am a busy body. I’m used to it that way, constantly finding things to do, not wanting to waste time. Except, it’s not really like that. It’s a fear of what happens when time slows down. When I’m not busy, when I’m left to my own thoughts and devices. That is when Loneliness creepsContinue reading “journal twenty-two.”

journal twenty.

Yes, I confess — I’m a little self obsessed. But aren’t we all? And if not, isn’t it good to be? To pass by your reflection and think that you really are that person? See yourself and know that you’re becoming, or have the potential to become, everything you want to achieve? To set factsContinue reading “journal twenty.”

journal seventeen.

Isn’t it gratifying? To hear the words they say? The praises they sing? Who are you trying to kid? We all know. You care what they think. But how could you not. Children, we were born this way, fingers scrolling on digital screens. We don’t touch grass anymore. We watch it, behind a sheet. WeContinue reading “journal seventeen.”

drugs ruled everything around me.

The sun had long since set as I pulled up to my driveway, to a building that nursed my childhood but now contained a better part of vacancy, most rooms not having had seen life for months on end. Over the past couple years, days had become a routine from my bedroom to the kitchenContinue reading “drugs ruled everything around me.”