This home feels different now.Quieter, open, tear soaked.Echoes of giggles and wonder appear in each room as you enter. “Goodnight, little man.” A mother once said to an innocent bundle. A smile appears. A finger holds a hand.Rooms once filled with love, now feel broken.Toys scattered, bittersweet. Table left unclean,…
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Addiction takes more of a toll on you than you think.Your sleep patterns.Your logic.Your perspective on life. Your ability to think straight. Your care for anything else. Just wanting to finish it so it’s the only way you’ll stop.4am. Again. Eventually, you run out of things to do. Not because…
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Have you ever muted the noise of the outside world? Do you know what it’s like when it’s just you and your own mind? The subtle vibrations of things around you are the only thing that stops your flow of thought. Then it’s just you and your mind again. Did…
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To conquer anxiety is to conquer all your worst fears at onceIt’s is a constant battle that you have to fight every single dayIt can seem “dramatic”, “extra,” and “illogical”.We get told to “Just relax”, “Calm down”, “You’ll be fine” But in that moment, when you can’t breathe and your…
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Her vibrant red hair, illuminated by the moonlight Tear drops in her eyes, the taste of salt on her lipsGrass tickling her knees, as she kneels on the groundHands placed in front of her, fingers in the dirtConnected to the earth again, she looks up at the moon and smilesAlone…