Non-Fiction Prose Seeking Friendly Advice
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DarkPopPrincess
Poem Published
7th Sep 2024 10:08am
7th Sep 2024 10:08am
It Hurts
I realize that my body dysmorphia is just a distraction.
From all the things that still bother me.
The really important things that kill me deep down inside...
I still love him...
Can you really even learn to un-love someone?
I still wish upon a star that he was the one.
And I still have the deep down part of me that believes he was genuine when saying that if I became homeless, he'd give me a place to stay. Because he cared about his friends.
I know deep down somewhere that I'm not imagining this. Him also asking...
From all the things that still bother me.
The really important things that kill me deep down inside...
I still love him...
Can you really even learn to un-love someone?
I still wish upon a star that he was the one.
And I still have the deep down part of me that believes he was genuine when saying that if I became homeless, he'd give me a place to stay. Because he cared about his friends.
I know deep down somewhere that I'm not imagining this. Him also asking...
#FirstLove
#ForbiddenLove
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ohmy_engrish
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Poem Published
1st Sep 2024 7:02am
1st Sep 2024 7:02am
Hey again lovelies~
So uh…..it’s definitely been a minute….
But hi :)
This little goober is baaaack >3<
Turns out, I’ve been inspired by another Kpop song so I’m gonna start working on that.
To whoever had read my stuff before, hello again 🙃 And to anyone who hasn’t given two ducks about me till now, why hello 👋 I’ve written my own English interpretations of Kpop songs for a couple of years now (cause I can.)
Nevertheless, it always feels like a full circle moment whenever I come back here because each time I’m a different person,...
But hi :)
This little goober is baaaack >3<
Turns out, I’ve been inspired by another Kpop song so I’m gonna start working on that.
To whoever had read my stuff before, hello again 🙃 And to anyone who hasn’t given two ducks about me till now, why hello 👋 I’ve written my own English interpretations of Kpop songs for a couple of years now (cause I can.)
Nevertheless, it always feels like a full circle moment whenever I come back here because each time I’m a different person,...
#nostalgia
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DarkPopPrincess
Poem Published
30th Aug 2024 5:04pm
30th Aug 2024 5:04pm
Nothing
I told another caseworker I had yesterday that if I'm honest with myself...my favorite part of my day is when I know...I can do...nothing!
Not talking.
Not writing.
Not exercising.
Not cooking nor eating.
Not attempting to learn a new skill...
Nothing. Nothing at all.
Sitting up in bed watching the world go by or sleeping. The only way my mind truly feels at rest.
But thankfully, I feel at rest right now even though my mind still wants to criticize.
It wants to tell me everything I'm not doing...
Not talking.
Not writing.
Not exercising.
Not cooking nor eating.
Not attempting to learn a new skill...
Nothing. Nothing at all.
Sitting up in bed watching the world go by or sleeping. The only way my mind truly feels at rest.
But thankfully, I feel at rest right now even though my mind still wants to criticize.
It wants to tell me everything I'm not doing...
#acceptance
#healing
#PersonalGrowth
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DarkPopPrincess
Poem Published
24th Aug 2024 3:03am
24th Aug 2024 3:03am
Dear Josh
Dear Josh,
Every time, I think I'm over you, I eventually get in touch with my feelings. And I realize how I really feel.
Those lingering feelings.
I thought I was done, but I never really am. I can numb my feelings. I can pretend they're not there.
But then, I remember your sweet, cute, nerdy face. You always remind of a cute, little Koopa from Mario. I remember us listening to some nerdy shit in your car, me making you listen to Donkey Kong, you making me listen to Street Fighter. Seeing you so silly in your pajama pants when I got in your car in...
Every time, I think I'm over you, I eventually get in touch with my feelings. And I realize how I really feel.
Those lingering feelings.
I thought I was done, but I never really am. I can numb my feelings. I can pretend they're not there.
But then, I remember your sweet, cute, nerdy face. You always remind of a cute, little Koopa from Mario. I remember us listening to some nerdy shit in your car, me making you listen to Donkey Kong, you making me listen to Street Fighter. Seeing you so silly in your pajama pants when I got in your car in...
#FallingInLove
#ILoveYou
#romantic
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KendalM
Poem Published
22nd Aug 2024 2:31pm
22nd Aug 2024 2:31pm
The Thief In The Shadows
Its hard to live a normal life around my loved ones, they dont even know what you did to me that day.
My husband asks what's wrong...all I can say is, I don't feel good.
But... you know what you did to me, more importantly...I know what you did to me.
Then I'm expected to live my life like some kind of hero in my own story.
Well, I will never be a hero, but ill tell you what I will be...
I'll be the girl who smiles in the face of demons, I'll love like an unquenchable fire when it feels like the whole world is pissing on me.
I'll give when I have every...
My husband asks what's wrong...all I can say is, I don't feel good.
But... you know what you did to me, more importantly...I know what you did to me.
Then I'm expected to live my life like some kind of hero in my own story.
Well, I will never be a hero, but ill tell you what I will be...
I'll be the girl who smiles in the face of demons, I'll love like an unquenchable fire when it feels like the whole world is pissing on me.
I'll give when I have every...
#strength
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DarkPopPrincess
Poem Published
22nd Aug 2024 00:02am
22nd Aug 2024 00:02am
The Little Steps
I was talking to my caseworker today. He encouraged me to write my story Free. And I did do that. And I ended up crying and thought finally! I'm releasing some emotions pent up in my body from years of repression and hiding away from myself.
I'm so thankful for him. He's a way better source than all these articles or videos saying the generic be positive speel. Because when I try to be positive, it ends up backfiring. I end up getting more mad that I'm saying something I honestly don't believe and end up hurting myself.
So, instead, he told me to maybe make note of the...
I'm so thankful for him. He's a way better source than all these articles or videos saying the generic be positive speel. Because when I try to be positive, it ends up backfiring. I end up getting more mad that I'm saying something I honestly don't believe and end up hurting myself.
So, instead, he told me to maybe make note of the...
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfWorth
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DarkPopPrincess
Poem Published
20th Aug 2024 1:09pm
20th Aug 2024 1:09pm
Giving Myself Grace
I have fallen off the face of the planet again. I do this quite often. Maybe I don't feel worthy of being seen or heard. I probably haven't healed from the past entirely. But I say fuck it and oh well.
As much as I wanted to be some kind of role model, I think at the end of the day, I just wanna be me. As messed up and imperfect as that is. It doesn't feel safe to be me, and I'll admit that. I'll admit that when I try and be positive about things, I definitely feel like a complete fraud. I know it's not how I truly feel. It's a fleeting emotion for me.
It doesn't feel...
As much as I wanted to be some kind of role model, I think at the end of the day, I just wanna be me. As messed up and imperfect as that is. It doesn't feel safe to be me, and I'll admit that. I'll admit that when I try and be positive about things, I definitely feel like a complete fraud. I know it's not how I truly feel. It's a fleeting emotion for me.
It doesn't feel...
#SelfReflection
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1 Comment
missjem56
Poem Published
18th Aug 2024 3:28pm
18th Aug 2024 3:28pm
Tulips!
just tuned into radio 4,
they were talking about bi sexual flowers!
i couldn't resist thinking
"that dandelion looks rather nice over there,
but i also quite fancy that pansy!" 😏😅
by Jemia
they were talking about bi sexual flowers!
i couldn't resist thinking
"that dandelion looks rather nice over there,
but i also quite fancy that pansy!" 😏😅
by Jemia
#funny
#LifeAsAWriter
#nature #satirical
#nature #satirical
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Shilohverse
Shiloh Mello
Shiloh Mello
Poem Published
8th Aug 2024 9:02pm
8th Aug 2024 9:02pm
3 AM
It's 3:00 AM
The clock ticks slow
And I'm adrift in a sea of shadows
The TV hums low
Echoes of voices I barely know
I'm under the sheets
Tossing and turning, chasing lost dreams
I step outside
The world asleep, no place to hide
A light flickers on
In a distant room, I’m not the only one
Still wide awake
Counting the minutes that insomnia takes
The clock ticks slow
And I'm adrift in a sea of shadows
The TV hums low
Echoes of voices I barely know
I'm under the sheets
Tossing and turning, chasing lost dreams
I step outside
The world asleep, no place to hide
A light flickers on
In a distant room, I’m not the only one
Still wide awake
Counting the minutes that insomnia takes
#emotional
#insomnia
134 reads
14 Comments
herry_the_poet
Poem Published
7th Aug 2024 2:02am
7th Aug 2024 2:02am
Mom
Her voice caught when I called her “Mom”
just like I figured that it might
It had been some time since she'd heard that
term of endearment despite
I once fathered her grandchildren
long ago; once upon a time
Before her daughter burned bridges
and taught our kids that I am slime
just like I figured that it might
It had been some time since she'd heard that
term of endearment despite
I once fathered her grandchildren
long ago; once upon a time
Before her daughter burned bridges
and taught our kids that I am slime
#family
#parent
63 reads
2 Comments
Too_hot69
BelindaSnow
BelindaSnow
Poem Published
3rd Aug 2024 4:09pm
3rd Aug 2024 4:09pm
So many hats
Started in October 2023
I know a mother has many jobs to do, she wears many hats, so to speak.
A shocking realisation came to me recently though- that mothers can be jealous of their daughters. I have experienced sibling rivalry, that's an age old story retold many times, but why don't we openly talk about mothers who chose to have children when they aren't maternal, or they don't have unconditional love to give? Is it the child's fault? She didn't ask to be born in this world. She didn't ask for this set of parents.
Completed in August 2024
It's...
I know a mother has many jobs to do, she wears many hats, so to speak.
A shocking realisation came to me recently though- that mothers can be jealous of their daughters. I have experienced sibling rivalry, that's an age old story retold many times, but why don't we openly talk about mothers who chose to have children when they aren't maternal, or they don't have unconditional love to give? Is it the child's fault? She didn't ask to be born in this world. She didn't ask for this set of parents.
Completed in August 2024
It's...
#daughter
#family
#hurt
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Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
2nd Aug 2024 11:12pm
2nd Aug 2024 11:12pm
my vocabulary is a sponge (and my accent isn't far behind)
I've been listening to English
Historical Fiction audiobooks
for a week now and my inner monologue
has started speaking back to me
like I just participated in an
overly complicated Bridgerton LARP
and I'm a little worried I going to start
sounding like a toff in the real world
Historical Fiction audiobooks
for a week now and my inner monologue
has started speaking back to me
like I just participated in an
overly complicated Bridgerton LARP
and I'm a little worried I going to start
sounding like a toff in the real world
#confessional
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