Emily B : Writing

musing

musing

A Poem by Emily B


he isstrongerthan iammaybehe alwayswill bestrongertrying to excisemy weaknessi cut awayeveryrefugeevery pair of armsthat would hold meentangle mebut o..
conversation

conversation

A Poem by Emily B


I ran intoan old ghostmetaphoricallyone daylast weekI told himabout the nightmareof recovered memoriesHe saidno matter my pastI still choseright or wr..
gone blank

gone blank

A Poem by Emily B


He askedwhat have you been writinglatelyand I couldn'tremember.It's all hereon the pagethough maybeit's too lateto come and read itfor himself.
just so you know

just so you know

A Poem by Emily B


this is meangryi've had so little practicemindingmy ownemotionsthat i hardly even knowwhat they shouldlook likei could tell youall the ways that cruel..
freedom

freedom

A Poem by Emily B


i can maybesaywhat i thinkand how i feelwithin reasonof coursei wouldn't want to hurt a body's feelingsit is a freedomi haven't alwaysknowngrandmother..
child of light

child of light

A Poem by Emily B


maybei choseto be a childof lightnot becauseof someinherentgoodnessnot becausei was filledwith the lightof godi chosenight lightsand flash lightsand s..
the imaginative child

the imaginative child

A Poem by Emily B


where's that sarcasm font when you need it?
becoming aware

becoming aware

A Poem by Emily B


my dad came to visitlast weekit had been a whilehis whole being struggledwith the regret he never feltwhile he livedhe wept hot tears(i've never seen ..
dissociation

dissociation

A Poem by Emily B


i must have been fifteenall my friends had been kissedand kissed againbut i was backwardquietdifferentit seems likei was always catching upone wayor a..
bad deal

bad deal

A Poem by Emily B


don't deal me a wordand call it forgiveness.Too many have played that trick.I have tortured myselfin atonementtoo many timesto draw a wordthat means n..