dark poetry – Unraveling my soul

We call her mAlice

July 26, 2022 A+H

"We cast upon you an evil spell of selves." She is magic. She is the moon. She is galactic, the stars and beyond. So how dare you deny her of that beautiful recipe of human experience? How dare you. She is beyond brave. She is the definition of power. And you devour every ounce of… Continue reading We call her mAlice

Torn

May 23, 2022July 25, 2022 A+H

I'm a walking contradiction lately. I'm such an awful mess. You see, I've been so much happier and yet there is this immense amount of sadness and anger crawling around in my chest. I wish I could rip open my sternum and get rid of it. If only the monster would detach from my rib… Continue reading Torn

do you have a different sewing kit?

April 20, 2022July 25, 2022 A+H

Do not be fooled. I am falling apart at the seams. All while I am sewing myself back together using every tattered piece. I am not who you knew. I am not what you know. I am dead. I am gone. I am reborn into new skin. But it still doesn't feel like home. I… Continue reading do you have a different sewing kit?

Vulnerability

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 A+H

Because the truth is, I'm fucking terrified to reveal who I am at night when all the lights are turned off and the darkness within is unleashed. I'm not as pretty then as I usually feel. Such a senseless thought, but it's one that is real. My demons are filthy. My heart stews in bloody… Continue reading Vulnerability

Burnt Flesh (Do you see me?)

February 20, 2022February 20, 2022 A+H

The madness doused me in gasoline. The pain struck the first match. The heartbreak sauntered over to me slowly and just like that I was screaming beneath the flames. Nothing will ever be the same, will it? Now that I am charred and scarred and covered in ash? But maybe I'm okay with that. The… Continue reading Burnt Flesh (Do you see me?)