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Things I Wish I Heard in My Darkest Hour

To anyone going through a hard day, I hope these reminders help you too 🩵

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Are You Just a Copycat?

Is copying the deepest form of flattery or just plain annoying?

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You’re Small-Minded

I feel like in a life, people continue to be my greatest teachers. Thank you for continually helping me to value my own worth 🙏

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Domestication

This poem is a reflection on my own inner and silent struggles with societal expecations.

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I Return This Luggage

I wrote this poem when processing and feeling the feelings regarding being blamed for surviving the crime of sexual violence.

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The Witch in the Woods

Have you heard of the tale of the witch in the woods?

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I’m Over This War

I wrote this poem when healing, forgiving, and accepting the truth of a relationship that I tried to make work, but realized I deserved better.

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Friend Break-Up

I wrote this poem when feeling the heartache and grief that comes with friend break-ups.

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You were better at the game

I wrote this poem on my healing journey when reflecting on the impact of a relationship from my past.

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You’re Not Welcome At My Door.

I wrote this poem on my healing journey and learning to set boundaries with people.

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They Think They Get It

I wrote this poem on my healing journey.

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The Girl You Knew is Dead

I wrote this poem on my healing journey healing from sexual trauma.

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where is my self-worth?

I wrote this poem about what it felt like to struggle with low self-worth.

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victim blaming

Let’s stop victim blaming.

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mirror, mirror

This is a poem I wrote when healing from negative self-talk and forgiving myself for being my own biggest critic.

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to the lost sinner

This is a poem I wrote when processing anger about one of the guys who raped me.

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that time i met the devil

This is a poem I shared in Reflections episode #4. It’s a story about overcoming fear after trauma.

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I fell for your spell

I wrote this poem when healing from an abusive relationship from my youth.

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you raped a witch

I wrote this poem when processing the complicated feelings of being raped and wanting to stay quiet and enjoy life and also wanting to speak up and help others.

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poems about dissociation & repressed memories

I wrote these poems when processing and healing from dissociation. Throughout my healing journey I found it incredibly confusing and disorienting to process repressed memories.

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