Hmmm, She nods, appearing thoughtful “You seem frustrated.” The little cartoon mom says to her little cartoon daughter. The black and white illustrations are popping out of the pages. Heck yeah I am, I think…
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The Elusive Nature of Emotional Abuse
“Slow down. I know you like it fast, but I like it slow.” I feel a sense of hurt, and can’t explain why, but I don’t stop. As asked, my grip grows firm as he…
You Know What I Hate About BPD?
You know what I hate about BPD, or Borderline Personality Disorder? I hate that name. I hate the term “Personality Disorder”. Call it what it is. Emotional regulation disorder. Because that’s what it is. BPD…
Shekinah Song
I could have told you it was a hopeless fight I could have warned you with my second sight But when has that ever stopped you before From running out into the war Shining like…
Mental Health Events: A Farce
This may come across as an unnecessarily harsh critique of people looking to do good, but as someone dealing with mental health issues, I must express this. The community has slowly woken up to the…
Buckle Up and Listen, Because We’ve Had Enough.
Trigger warning for homophobia and suicidality. If you’re queer and not in a great place mentally, maybe skip this one and come back when you’re feeling more stable. Ok. Look. I’ve written about this kind…
Find And Seek
I looked for myself in retail therapy; And found myself in credit card debt. I looked for myself at the top of a mountain in Guatemala; And found myself struggling to ascend. I looked for…
Pittsburgh
It’s confusing because I’m not angry. The blood of my people runs from veins into the street out of bullet holes and down the sidewalks, drained like sewage water which is just the way you…
She Committed Suicide
People would never get it, never understand why I mourn your death so deeply. They can’t grasp the magnitude of who you were to me. You were so much more than an acquaintance, than a…
Crushed Daisies
When you are so far apart from me Over the ocean, in a different time zone I think of you, keeping you alive In my head, in my world of daydreams I can almost see…