Tags : ptsd

Beloved Cocoon

Beloved Cocoon

A Poem by StormeLight


My lovely cocoonYour threads are a roughnessThat I can bearI fix you,Whenever there is a small tearI work to preserve youA solitude given by the earth..
Tenacity

Tenacity

A Poem by StormeLight


I'm looking at my future with ferocityNot fooling myself with positivityI know how afraid I amStill afraid to even make a planI remember other moments..
Chaos

Chaos

A Poem by StormeLight


I got caught up in the chaosOnly knowing me in adversitySo I became my own endless supplyHiding myself from the liesYet always asking whyNow I know wh..
Dear Cancer

Dear Cancer

A Poem by StormeLight


The moment I realized I was more afraidof living than I was of dyingwas the moment they found the reasonI'd been sick for yearsWhat happens when a dyi..
Ireland

Ireland

A Poem by StormeLight


I'm not afraid of dyingI'm afraid of what I'll have to live withMy heart pounding in my chestMy head just won't let me restI've thought of dyingOf thi..
Surfacing

Surfacing

A Poem by StormeLight


A decade agoA monster became my homeVoices inside my headHurting and hurtingNot caring how much I bledI lost my sanity it's trueA strength in a darkne..
Flying High

Flying High

A Poem by StormeLight


A bird flies soloShe watches her wingsA sadness fills herWhere are the others?She wondersShe wandersSometimes happySometimes sadIf this is howI am mea..
Tainted

Tainted

A Poem by StormeLight


They throw money at every problemNo one will talk to meThey won't speak to meYears with no wordsNo one reaching outNot a single timeThe pain of the si..
Civil Disobedience

Civil Disobedience

A Poem by StormeLight


For years,I fought for a life I thought I would liveThe idea that on the other side of my sufferingMust lie a hope I hadn't consideredBut instead of h..
The Dangers of Perfection

The Dangers of Perfection

A Poem by StormeLight


How much do we lose?In the pursuit of perfection?What does our relationshipwith the circle of lifeLook like?UtopiaUtopiaWe want UtopiaUtopiaUtopiaWe w..
Disorderly Conduct

Disorderly Conduct

A Poem by Zoe Richardson


PTSD sucks
Pregnancy and Childbirth With A Stranger, My Own Body

Pregnancy and Childbirth With A Stranger, My Own B..

A Story by Invisible Ink


“Home Birth” On The FarmWhen I was a younger woman thinking about pregnancy and babies, but nowhere near having one, I dreamed of a natura..
PTSD

PTSD

A Poem by Rhia Barton


This is my best way of describing what my PTSD feels like.
Justin

Justin

A Poem by geminate


"Justin. What felt like seconds now feels like yearsA few months and days together, now you're with me for eternityYour image ingrained in every fibe..
Anxiety and Depression

Anxiety and Depression

A Poem by The Elusive Mr Dunne


Anxiety and Depression"Anxiety and Depression"Anxiety flowing through my body, I can feel it in my veins/This depression cannot catch my body, I canno..
A Single Word

A Single Word

A Poem by Luci


CW: sexual abuse & self-harm - photo by tbhobi-blog (via. tumblr)
Dream Chaser Chapter Two

Dream Chaser Chapter Two

A Story by Jax


The next morning, I woke up later than usual. When I looked at my phone to check the time, I realized I hadn’t woken up in terror like I had fo..
you look familiar

you look familiar

A Poem by Caitlin


At the end of the stretch of loneliness I promise you there will be a vast glow of just the person you thought you wanted They extend their hands li..
The Dark Poetry Of An Ab*sed Child

The Dark Poetry Of An Ab*sed Child

A Book by The Elusive Mr Dunne


◾https://www.inkitt.com/stories/children/860365 ◾https://www.booksie.com/667240-sticks-stones.-the-dark-poetry-of-an-abused-child
The Fire In My Soul Exposed

The Fire In My Soul Exposed

A Poem by The Elusive Mr Dunne


"The Fire In My Soul Exposed"No council will house me, and my family resent me/Everyday I feel lousy, and on the inside I'm emptyExcept for the rage t..