family has a way of bringing out a side of you, one so entrenched, hooked deep inside, tearing flesh until there is nothing to hide. a gaping wound, hanging off the sides, oozing frothy mistakes and diseases like gang green. i’m falling asleep, head tilting off to the side, air pushing my hair back until [...]
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i’ve forgotten
I've forgotten how to be soft, tender, and warm.I'm standing amid a snowstorm and it's starting to feel like home.When did it begin? Was it with him? Taking something from me time and time again, I'm used to shivering in the cold. naked and defenseless, when's the last time an embrace was offered, no guarantees [...]
how Long?
How Long? – Mecca-Amirah Jackson How many times will I curl up and try to disappear? How many more nights of begging for answers? Loneliness ripping through me like riptides; im clinging on for dear life. Haven’t thought of ending it in a while but standing before the truth, alone, God it makes me question [...]
voice-less
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