Mental Health

Country I'm trying escape
My Trauma Is a Country I Escaped The Borderlands My trauma begins in the borderlands— that thin, trembling place between what I knew
By Elisa Wontorcik2 months ago in Poets
Gentle Detachment
I thought letting go meant ripping, teeth clenched, a dramatic tear-down of the past like wallpaper you hate. ﹁﹂
By Milan Milic2 months ago in Poets
The Blessing Of Closed Doors
This year, some doors shook as they shut, echoing louder than my prayers. Others eased themselves closed quietly, as if You wiped the dust from their hinges with care.
By Hannah Lambert2 months ago in Poets
Rainbow Reflections
Artist Statement: The Spectrum of Us "Rainbow Reflections" is more than a song; it is a sonic and visual reclamation of the space between the binaries. In a world that often demands we choose a single "lane" or a "brittle script" of either/or, this project celebrates the "mixed genre" reality of the human soul.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 2 months ago in Poets
The First Lesson
I used to bargain with the universe like it was a cashier who made mistakes. If I’m nicer, if I’m quieter, If I love harder
By Milan Milic2 months ago in Poets
My Frozen Bones
Seeking miracles, Grasping burning coffee mug, Yet frozen bones stay.
By The Schizophrenic Mom2 months ago in Poets
Insomnia
Insomnia You thought you were tired? That's cute. You won't sleep as long As long as I'm here with you. Insomnia Maybe you should read,
By Sharon Gentry2 months ago in Poets
Your heart has become an abyss. Content Warning.
You can call me a terrorist if you want Your fear is requiring your mindset I will fight for them as long as I am able
By vibrant ghost2 months ago in Poets
X/Y
If mind and body be not one, At enmity the two shall be. ----------------------------------------- The former of the second free,
By Sean Byers2 months ago in Poets
The Flood that doesn't break
There are days when the world presses in from every direction, not with drama but with density. Nothing explodes. Nothing shatters. Instead, everything swells—quietly, relentlessly—until the air itself feels like a task I’m failing to complete.
By Elisa Wontorcik2 months ago in Poets
Forged in Struggle
Beneath hidden corridors of the heart, where shadowed dreams collide, a fierce battle unfolds, the unyielding tide of doubt,
By Tim Carmichael2 months ago in Poets
Rinse and Repeat
Wretched This cough Grates On my chest Leaves me Unsteady Anxious In freefall - Dizziness stings Seconds displaced
By Paul Stewart2 months ago in Poets