CN: Mentions of Suicide, mental health issues, ableism, pushing medication Doing choresthe simple and mundane tasksbecause right as of now…complex is too much to ask. Mental health matters!Scream the employers and politicians…But only if productivity doesn’t dip low. Only as long as you don’t arrive late,never show your “Illness,”and finish all projects on time.Make sure […]
Tag: Poetry
Being broken and standing back up whenyou don’t want to and don’t have the strength to do so,is one of the bravest things in the world.Not once, but again and again and again.That is what is required, even when curledup in a ball is where you want to be. The world is like a rickety […]
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The Choice (A Free Verse Poem)
Identity is something personal,not open for debate. You can either accept that people know their truth…or not. If the latter is your choice,then you will possibly have to learn to live without their presence in your life. The truth of the matter is,as much as you may want others to be a part of your […]
Finding.Grinding.Blinding.Never-Minding. Making the world a better placeSeems to require its own kind of grace. Pushing against the brokennessGives us a different kind of stress,That we can’t control or destroy. We try to come together to bring joy,While there are snakes in the grassWho pretend to have honorable intentions,When, in reality, they have to look up […]