– 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
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 – For All The Lost
– 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
– 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
– Spectrum – Red was the first colour that I knew as a child; the colour of anger, the colour… Read more Prose – Spectrum
Prose – Predator
– Predator – He moves through the fray with a sharp kind of style and a beguiling wit, an exercise… Read more Prose – Predator
Prose – Estrangement
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– Armour – I wear my sleeve as a gauntlet of armour, my heart hardened when borne upon it. The… Read more Prose – Armour
Prose – Possession
– Possession – The space between where you left me and where I truly began to live gives me such… Read more Prose – Possession
Prose – Loyalty
– Loyalty – I am the most loyal dog,begging at your door,abandoned and abused,yet always returning for more.
Prose – Anhedonia
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– 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
– ParaMort – For the presence of my paramour, I am far less comfortable in closer spaces. The fractures in… Read more Prose – ParaMort
Prose – Anathema
– 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
– 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
– Touch – I am starving for you. Love me in colours; Black and blue. Put your hands on me.… Read more Prose – Touch