Helena Toto
The dizziness overwhelms And she finds it hard to take a step Not ready to let go of the banister to Stand on her own two feet The nausea comes next In waves Sort of like pregnancy But there’s nothing to… Continue Reading “Medicine”
Just whispers in the night After they’ve helped us Bury the body. Dirty hands so raw, Cracked and bleeding Heavy breathing, Once it’s complete Collapse in the snow And stare up at the Howling moon. I left you there, Your image fading into the… Continue Reading “The Ones We Leave Behind”
You and I face each other weapons in hand fate tied at the wrist And as the blood pumps and rushes what’s left to think about? I’m faster than you and the blade cuts into flesh Spilling your heart out onto the floor. Photo… Continue Reading “This Game”
What works for me? What pushes me to be better? Who gets to see that part of me? Apart from all the bull shit. Apart from the burden I feel Every time I wake up The choices I’ve made Have led me here Have… Continue Reading “Re-Do”
We do all sorts of things we’re uncomfortable with. We become all sorts of people we’re uncomfortable with. We keep changing, so slowly at first that we never notice until one day, we look in the mirror, and the eyes staring back are unfamiliar… Continue Reading “Uncomfort”
Do I write for fun? Or when the power of words hit me? Do I write to process, to understand The beauty of things that surround? Would I write if energy was freely given, Flowing to me in a continuous And purifying rain of… Continue Reading “Why I don’t Write”
To be continually confined, Scratching at the high walls of my Cell until my fingers Bleed, with no one listening to my Whimpers except the moon. She’s the only one who never Gave up – on me – Continued to shine on – Despite… Continue Reading “Ache”
My burdened mind Into the now So I’m no longer haunted By my past The voices that judge The sounds that disturb My peace Give way to nothing And I’m here. For the first time in my life, I’m really… Continue Reading “Release”
She came to my door Broken and shamed Last night to explain The unexplainable How she rose above The light until She reached the Darkness of Your might. It could Be easy to Pretend But you Know That’s Not What She’ll Do. photo credit:… Continue Reading “Run”
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