honey, i'm healing | poetry a...

By theauthorthatcould

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"so, tear and be torn my darling, let the sun see your bones. i promise when you are done you will be anew an... More

dedication
epigraph
introduction
part one
i. a new dawn
ii. chaotic healing
iii. i'm fine
iv. the rot underneath
part two
v. peeling back the layers
vi. a moment of peace
vii. second degree burn
viii. sinner in grief
ix. how the ocean gave birth to me
x. on hands and knees
part three
xi. so, you want to talk about mental health
xii. lifeguard
xiii. overflowing
xiv. growing pains
xv. enigma
xvi. sadist
part four
xvii. forbidden tongue
xviii. my love is starving
xix. earthbound
xx. alone
xxi. a guide in love
xxii. stupid old love
part five
xxiii. a song to be sung
xxiv. the fallout
xxv. pyrrhic victory
xxvi. how many licks does it take?
xxvii. small talk
xxviii. sacrifice
xxix. mother god
xxx. easy words
part six
xxxi. skinny love is out of stock
xxxii. erised
xxxiii. noir
xxxiv. narcissus
xxxv. madness
part seven
xxxvi. semicolon
xxxvii. mother to my terrors
xxxviii. chosen one
xxxix. weight loss
xl. tough love
xlii. rumpus
epilogue
dear reader
acknowledgements
about the author

xli. elementary rhymes

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By theauthorthatcould

may i speak in truthful cliches
for only a moment or two?
speak with words for me to
somehow connect with you.
if you allow me to say a few
things i swear it'll pay
for what i've learned from life
at twenty-two is all i have to say:

loving myself is the hardest
thing i've ever had to do
it's something i still struggling with
and gain the strength by few.
i relapse a lot. roll over and flop,
but always stand up tall.
the trick you see is to never worry.
and to never be afraid to fall.

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