Samantha: Favorites

Nov 2022 Samantha

bess

Everyone tells me
that growth is a process.

And I believe them.
I do.

But I have been waiting,
pleading with whatever god exists
to help me bloom.

I am growing.
but not upwards.
I am twisted and
wretched and ugly.

I am not growing.

I am rotting.

#mental #illness #recovery #health #depression #sadness #anxiety #ptsd

Nov 2022 Samantha

War

Nov 2022 Samantha

V

War

Loving you was like going to war;
I never came back the same.

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Not to be too "EdGy" here, but still in the process of healing and overcoming having left a severely abusive relationship.

#abuse #heartbreak #trauma #war #awareness #strength #courage #recovery #healing

Nov 2022 Samantha

Someday.

Nov 2022 Samantha

emi

Someday.

and she could have been a flower if her petals hadn't been plucked.
but she will bloom once again someday.

#hope #happy #flower #bloom #spring #recovery

Nov 2022 Samantha

progress

Nov 2022 Samantha

Abby Cunningham

progress

today i put sheets on my bed
not a big deal to most
today i picked clothes up off of my floor
not a big deal to most
today i put clothes in the hamper
not a big deal to most
today i washed my blankets and clothes
not a big deal to most
today i washed my hair and face
not a big deal to most
but today i made progress
today i took care of myself
today i broke through two months of brokenness
today i took a step to recovery
today was a big deal to me

haven’t had sheets on my bed in two months. but i cleaned my room and made my bed and felt good.

#progress #health #self #care #beginning #anew #new #recovery #brokenness #depression

Nov 2022 Samantha

moonlight

Nov 2022 Samantha

Lili

moonlight

and in that moment
she realized she was no longer
trapped in the moonlight.
as the suns forgiving rays
graced her skin for the first time in years
she felt like things
might just be okay again.

#hope #sunlight #moonlight #recovery #life #death

Nov 2022 Samantha

release

Nov 2022 Samantha

Sarah Flynn

release

someone asked,

“how can you be
so happy,

but still write poetry
like depression
is all you know?”

did it ever occur to you
that maybe

I’m only happy because
I took that depression
out on this paper,

instead of taking it
out on myself?

#strength #depression #recovery #health #happiness #change #now #myself #growth #questions

Nov 2022 Samantha

Murk

Nov 2022 Samantha

PoetFromAnotherPlanet

Murk

Depression is the swamp monster,
The murk and mud in the water.
It makes it difficult to see the bottom
Or know how deep it goes.

#depression #bipolar #hope #recovery #mental #illness

Nov 2022 Samantha

friend