I called you today, forgot about finals. Why should somebody be able to grade me anyways? Mom said I flushed her anti-depressants down the tiolet, the family ganged up on me about it. I sat at the dinner table staring at the wall, having to deal with my four mothers ask me questions repetitively. I snapped and told my mom to shut up, just shut up. ( Read more... )

we stayed up all night hoping morning would appear faster. card games, coffee, the same song on repeat for hours until the point that we didn't even notice it was playing. we snuck around the house hiding from the voices, and when morning finally did come it looked as though the darkness had hid beneath our eyes all night.

I forgot how to write something more than a sentence.

i'm sorry i spent all those months counting up your flaws.

loud people, they hide behind their voice, when you talk to them, when you dig into their insides you find a mess they are hiding from. shy people, you have to pry them open to hear their stories, i want to hear all of your stories. please.

only my best friend knows why.

i cut off my hair

right now i'm 6 years old. i turn off all the lights and watch the rain fall, flood the backyard, and all i want to do is lay in it. my mom would yell at me, tell me i would get sick, make me drink herbs. i feel so empty, but so full of emotions, i just want to take a hot bath and sleep under water forever. i want to love, i don't even care if i ( Read more... )

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