Agonizing Clarity : Writing

Self contempt

Self contempt

A Poem by Agonizing Clarity


After managing to swallowa few bites of Marconiand cheesethe warm, gooey masssliding down the hollow of my throatI inwardly cringe,the critic in my mi..
Modern Day Demeter

Modern Day Demeter

A Poem by Agonizing Clarity


Life sprouts from her fingertipsHer hands as rakes, she tills the drybarren ground and createsrather than destroysDry soil becomes newblack moist fert..
Slot Machines

Slot Machines

A Poem by Agonizing Clarity


Gambling everything I have... All I am
inward smiles

inward smiles

A Poem by Agonizing Clarity


I cannotdo what I do besthere.I cannot copein destructive ways,I cannot copeperiod.All I feel is sadness and angersadness at the pastand anger at the ..
Dreaming...

Dreaming...

A Poem by Agonizing Clarity


Yelling. So much yelling.I stir from my sleep, and discern the voicesof a woman telling him to leavethe shouts get louder.Banging on the wall.I get up..
Too sad for goodbyes

Too sad for goodbyes

A Poem by Agonizing Clarity


After running awayand finding a home with my old foster sisterwho I had lost contact years agoI thoughtIts okay if you weren't here for four yearsYou'..
Wounds

Wounds

A Poem by Agonizing Clarity


Loving one who doesn't
The price to feel anything

The price to feel anything

A Poem by Agonizing Clarity


The price is never high enough
Traumatic Kisses

Traumatic Kisses

A Poem by Agonizing Clarity


When you kiss a girlwho has traumadon't pull her against youpreventing her escapedon't join your mouth with hersbordering on violentthe blanket over y..
The search

The search

A Poem by Agonizing Clarity


I never fully realizedthe toll self-harm one takeson a person's bodyhow their body is fighting against it's heartmending the wounds closedwhile the mi..

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