Tag: mental health
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Fishbowl
By Tia Vasiliou I know how to be alone;There isn’t any trick.You just watch other peoples’ mouths move,But no sound comes out. I know how to be alone;I can swim underwater.Holding onto my breath, I drift sometimes,Sometimes, when I feel tired. I know how to be alone;My head is a fishbowl.The fish open and close…
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By AM Rodriguez Through my windows, I can seeThe sun’s rays in the morning,Its warmth fills up the space I’m in. And yet sometimes, I feel cold.There’s a deep void in my chestNo matter how much I try, it remains bare. It is empty, dark, and humid.I’m afraid of it.I fear it will eventually growAnd…
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I haven’t been sleeping well
By Emily Brandt I haven’t been sleeping well.No matter how much I wish to escape into the deep world of the night sky behind my closedeyelidsI wish to sit upon the moon and look down below at the EarthObserve from above, and see the world for what it truly isThe peopleThe laughterThe hatredThe loveI wish…
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Ghosts
By AM Rodriguez I think about ghosts and love. I think about haunted houses and empty spaces. I think about cemeteries and lost love letters.How a haunting can be a long-gone love,A forgotten memory.How these spirits in my homeAre not scary, but comfortingWhen I’m alone, forgotten, and lost. The cold spaces in my room are…
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