eliana

7d

lizie

i hide the cuts
and call it healing.
i smile enough
to look like feeling.

i bled to feel,
then felt too much.
so now i flinch
at even touch.

no big event,
no cry for aid.
just pain, then choice,
then steel, then blade.

the scars are thin,
but memory lingers.
i still see red
between my fingers.

they call it pain,
i call it mine.
i earned the blood,
i crossed the line.

7d

Lynn Stillman

Dementia

Her mind draws a blank.
She can't recognize your face.
She did yesterday.

7d

Lynn Stillman

My Soul

Sometimes my soul shakes
With uncontrollable sobs
Only heard by me.

Jul 18

Ashlee Carpenter

Monster

Am I a poor sister,
for constantly pushing them away,
in for losing my temper too easily?

they'll ask me to check the closet,
or underneath their beds,
"there's a monster".

but it makes me wonder,
maybe the true monster is me.

#sibling #oldersibling #monster #sad #emotional #relatable

Jul 18

Ashlee Carpenter

Untitled

I listen to break up songs full of hatred and rage,
wondering if you listen to the same songs and think of me,
but I hope you don't, since I had wanted to be with you until old age,
unfortunately for the best, I was forced to set you free.

#rage #hope #ex #b #heartbreak #wonder

eliana Jul 18

battle scars 2

Be brave.
You already are.
Look at what you've made it through.
The wounds of your past have healed.
The seemingly endless chapter has ended,
And those bruises have faded.
The battle, you survived,
And you are still here.
Be brave.

this poem is about my battle scars. I hope it gives the people who have cut or are still cutting inspiration

#sh #brave #survivor