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Notorious Creations

Alternative Artist and Mad Muse; A Bitter Altruist; Slightly sideways, but always smiling

Category: Collection 12 – The Damaged Reflection

The Damaged Reflection –

The image of ourselves that we seek to find
is so often derived from a shattered sense of identity.
We find ourselves longing to reflect upon the defining moments of our lives,
while still trying to piece together the fragments of what we used to be.

This collection focuses on themes of self reflection in the context of deep trauma.

Content advisement – Contains themes of trauma, abuse, self harm and suicide.

Prose – Closer To The Memory

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Closer To The Memory – I open myself to the vulnerability of a memory, a moment which lives on… Read more Prose – Closer To The Memory

Prose – For All The Lost

Posted on May 26, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– For All The Lost – I colour in between the moments, thoughts woven through time like a grand tapestry,… Read more Prose – For All The Lost

Prose – The Heart That Lingers

Posted on May 21, 2026May 26, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– The Heart That Lingers – You play at my life like a game of chess; castle me to take… Read more Prose – The Heart That Lingers

Prose – Spectrum

Posted on May 12, 2026May 26, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Spectrum – Red was the first colour that I knew as a child; the colour of anger, the colour… Read more Prose – Spectrum

Prose – Predator

Posted on May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Predator – He moves through the fray with a sharp kind of style and a beguiling wit, an exercise… Read more Prose – Predator

Prose – Estrangement

Posted on May 12, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Estrangement – I cry out my plea as to a lover; Lift me up, My dearest brother. hold me… Read more Prose – Estrangement

Prose – Chasing Sirens

Posted on May 12, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Chasing Sirens – She races against the rush hour traffic. Ambulance sirens that follow in her wake herald the… Read more Prose – Chasing Sirens

Prose – Doll’s House

Posted on March 23, 2026July 6, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Doll’s House – My favourite tea cup sits high upon the center shelf; Too much pride for too little… Read more Prose – Doll’s House

Prose – The Healer’s Heart

Posted on March 5, 2026April 5, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– The Healer’s Heart – I am confined within the duress of making myself into the object of so many… Read more Prose – The Healer’s Heart

Prose – Refuge

Posted on March 3, 2026May 13, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Refuge – I am dancing with the damage in me, finding myself within fragments of dismembered memory. I wander… Read more Prose – Refuge

Prose – Colours Of The Heart

Posted on February 10, 2026April 17, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Colours Of The Heart – We bleed with a crimson rage that is equal in colour to that of… Read more Prose – Colours Of The Heart

Prose – StandAlone

Posted on February 7, 2026March 5, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– StandAlone – The times when I am the least satisfied are the times when I most tend to find… Read more Prose – StandAlone

Prose – Salton Seas

Posted on February 7, 2026May 13, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Salton Seas – Our love has dried with the waters of this Salton Sea, leaving behind bleached bones and… Read more Prose – Salton Seas

Prose – Puppetier

Posted on February 7, 2026May 13, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Puppetier – I was once a naive young girl who knew almost nothing of the outside world. Through years… Read more Prose – Puppetier

Prose – At The Seams

Posted on February 7, 2026March 2, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– At The Seams – I wait the length of hours, stretching me out across the expanse of my thoughts,… Read more Prose – At The Seams

Prose – In Return

Posted on January 23, 2026May 12, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– In Return – I will keep watch over him until my eyes go dark. I will listen to his… Read more Prose – In Return

Prose – Death And Beauty

Posted on January 17, 2026April 17, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Death And Beauty – Death carries with it by nature such an ugliness. I am afraid of that ugliness.… Read more Prose – Death And Beauty

Prose – The Empty Spaces

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Reelay Notorious

– The Empty Spaces – I form these new creations,  
filling in the empty spaces
 left behind in my heart… Read more Prose – The Empty Spaces

Prose – Phantom Heart

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Reelay Notorious

– Phantom Heart – I carry in my hands this phantom heart that beats for you, while I am only… Read more Prose – Phantom Heart

Prose – Potential

Posted on December 2, 2025May 13, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Potential – Potential isn’t predetermined. It isn’t something that one should have to live up to. We are not… Read more Prose – Potential

Prose – Cover Me

Posted on November 27, 2025April 17, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Cover Me – My Lover is my only protection from the failure of my will to thrive. I forget… Read more Prose – Cover Me

Prose – Hand Me Down

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Reelay Notorious

– Hand Me Down – When I was a little girl, my toys were made from the ruins of the… Read more Prose – Hand Me Down

Prose – Written In The Flesh

Posted on November 24, 2025March 5, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Written In The Flesh – I hide my scars from older times deep beneath these black ink lines; I… Read more Prose – Written In The Flesh

Prose – Enemies Closer

Posted on November 21, 2025May 12, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Enemies Closer – In these more intimate moments, I am surrounded by my enemies. I am steeped in the… Read more Prose – Enemies Closer

Prose – The Enemy Within

Posted on November 20, 2025May 15, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– The Enemy Within – Once again I find myself staring down into the void that brings me to my… Read more Prose – The Enemy Within

Prose – Prussian Blue

Posted on October 23, 2025October 23, 2025 by Reelay Notorious

– Prussian Blue – I am painting my heart in a darker hue; passion blooming in Prussian Blue. I am… Read more Prose – Prussian Blue

Prose – My Body Remembers

Posted on October 23, 2025May 12, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– My Body Remembers – My body remembers; The hands of my Father laid upon me in anger; the hands… Read more Prose – My Body Remembers

Prose – Suicidal Post-it Notes

Posted on October 23, 2025April 12, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Suicidal Post it Notes – 1: Perseverance being a matter of selective circumstance, I run into traffic and try… Read more Prose – Suicidal Post-it Notes

Prose – I Get Back Up Again

Posted on October 7, 2025May 12, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– I Get Back Up Again – You know that feeling you get when you have a really bad bruise… Read more Prose – I Get Back Up Again

Prose – But He Loves Me

Posted on September 29, 2025April 14, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– But He Loves Me – He takes a handful of her hair, throws her body down the stairs; each… Read more Prose – But He Loves Me

Prose – Armour

Posted on September 22, 2025April 14, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Armour – I wear my sleeve as a gauntlet of armour, my heart hardened when borne upon it. The… Read more Prose – Armour

Prose – Possession

Posted on September 22, 2025May 13, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Possession – The space between where you left me and where I truly began to live gives me such… Read more Prose – Possession

Prose – Loyalty

Posted on September 21, 2025April 4, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Loyalty – I am the most loyal dog,begging at your door,abandoned and abused,yet always returning for more.

Prose – Anhedonia

Posted on July 28, 2025April 14, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Anhedonia – I pour my heart out to you as you’re laying on the bed next to me; loving… Read more Prose – Anhedonia

Prose – The Curse of Being a Survivor

Posted on July 8, 2025May 15, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– The Curse of Being a Survivor – I exist in a state where home is not a place, but… Read more Prose – The Curse of Being a Survivor

Prose – Through Childlike Eyes

Posted on July 8, 2025May 15, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Through Childlike Eyes – When I was a child I saw the world through wider eyes, uncovered by the… Read more Prose – Through Childlike Eyes

Prose – Unconditional

Posted on July 8, 2025May 15, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Unconditional – Love is merely a temporary condition, constructed by the position that we hold within another persons state… Read more Prose – Unconditional

Prose – Truth And Consequences

Posted on June 17, 2025May 15, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Truth And Consequences – When the first thingthat you’ve ever been taughtis how to lie,you don’t knowwhat truth really… Read more Prose – Truth And Consequences

Prose – Shrapnel in the Soul

Posted on June 9, 2025March 5, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Shrapnel in the Soul – The self indulgence of my harsher words has once again left us broken. Like… Read more Prose – Shrapnel in the Soul

Prose – Enabler

Posted on June 8, 2025April 29, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Enabler – I suppose I must admit that I acted out of purpose when I taunted you as a… Read more Prose – Enabler

Prose – Scorched Earth

Posted on May 28, 2025April 12, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Scorched Earth – The ground on which I walk quivers with these doubtful reverberations, shaking my resolve and leaving… Read more Prose – Scorched Earth

Prose – The Wanting of a Man

Posted on May 28, 2025May 15, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– The Wanting of a Man – There is nothing more dangerous than the wanting of a man, pushing back… Read more Prose – The Wanting of a Man

Prose – Rohypnotized

Posted on April 3, 2025May 13, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Rohypnotized – I take a step to find that I am falling… …Down the stairs, crashing to the floor,… Read more Prose – Rohypnotized

Prose – Savage Hearts

Posted on March 31, 2025May 13, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Savage Hearts – With the nightlife crowd in a fervour and frenzy, our deeper revelations become too hasty, our… Read more Prose – Savage Hearts

Prose – ParaMort

Posted on March 31, 2025April 5, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– ParaMort – For the presence of my paramour, I am far less comfortable in closer spaces. The fractures in… Read more Prose – ParaMort

Prose – Anathema

Posted on March 10, 2025April 14, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Anathema – You salt the earth such that nothing good shall ever grow again. Your silver tongue, though molded… Read more Prose – Anathema

Prose – Damaged Reflections

Posted on March 9, 2025April 17, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Damaged Reflections – There’s a splinter in me that sits just below the surface of my stability. I am… Read more Prose – Damaged Reflections

Prose – Touch

Posted on January 2, 2025June 17, 2026 by Reelay Notorious

– Touch – I am starving for you. Love me in colours; Black and blue. Put your hands on me.… Read more Prose – Touch

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