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    Ink & Tears
    Ink & Tears
    ChristopherAddis
    • Reads
      Reads 4,831
      4,8314.8K
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    • Parts
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    • Time
      Time 1h 33m
      1 hours, 33 minutes1h 33m
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    • Reads
      Reads 4,831
      4,8314.8K
    • Votes
      Votes 963
      963963
    • Parts
      Parts 185
      185185
    • Time
      Time 1h 33m
      1 hours, 33 minutes1h 33m
    ChristopherAddis
    Ongoing
    Ongoing, First published Mar 02, 2014
    Mature
    This is a collection of poems that I have written about my struggles with depression, anxiety, love, nature, and the darker aspect of the world that seems to always hammer on my heart. I hope this reaches some of you.
    All Rights Reserved
    • anxiety
    • anxietyattacks
    • anxietydisorder
    • dark
    • darkpoems
    • darkpoetry
    • depressing
    • depression
    • life
    • love
    • mentaldisorder
    • mentalhealth
    • nature
    • overcoming
    • overcomingdepression
    • overthinking
    • poem
    • poems
    • poetry
    • positive
    • sadness
    • storyofmylife
    • strength
    • struggle
    • trauma
    anxietyanxietyattacksanxietydisorderdarkdarkpoemsdarkpoetrydepressingdepressionlifelovementaldisordermentalhealthnatureovercomingovercomingdepressionoverthinkingpoempoemspoetrypositivesadnessstoryofmylifestrengthstruggletrauma
    Table of contents
    • Things Left Undone
      Thu, Feb 9, 2023
    • Live
      Thu, Feb 9, 2023
    • Beautiful as You Are
      Thu, Feb 9, 2023
    • Lemonade
      Thu, Feb 9, 2023
    • Boundles Brutal Beautiful Love
      Sun, Nov 27, 2022
    • Fickle
      Sat, Nov 26, 2022
    • Medusa
      Sat, Nov 26, 2022
    • Happy Wrinkles
      Fri, Nov 25, 2022
    • Tears Freeway
      Tue, Nov 22, 2022
    • Which Will You Roll
      Thu, Nov 17, 2022
    • Making of a Man
      Sun, Nov 20, 2022
    • Lady in the Night
      Sun, Nov 20, 2022
    • Fall
      Wed, Nov 16, 2022
    • Timid Titan
      Thu, Oct 20, 2022
    • Raw
      Wed, Nov 16, 2022
    • Jester
      Wed, Nov 16, 2022
    • Babylonian Brain
      Thu, Oct 20, 2022
    • Clouded Crystal Ball
      Wed, Oct 19, 2022
    • Goddess
      Tue, Oct 18, 2022
    • Our Lady
      Sat, Oct 15, 2022
    • Sandman
      Thu, Oct 13, 2022
    • Fire
      Wed, Oct 12, 2022
    • Spiders
      Wed, Oct 5, 2022
    • I See You
      Wed, Oct 5, 2022
    • Duality: Beast or Butterfly
      Wed, Oct 5, 2022
    • Fence
      Thu, Sep 22, 2022
    • Not a Love Poem
      Mon, Sep 12, 2022
    • Traps
      Wed, Sep 7, 2022
    • Tornados
      Wed, Aug 31, 2022
    • ...
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • 90 Year Old 30 Year Old
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Across the Bay
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Adrift
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Anonymous Lover
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Anonymous Woman
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Anxiety Wounds
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Aromatic Memories
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Avalanche
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Bare
      Wed, Dec 22, 2021
    • Bastard Lines
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Beautiful Darkness
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Beautify the Hypocrisy
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Bending & Broken
      Mon, Aug 8, 2022
    • Biting
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Body So Fine
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Bottle
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Boys Don't Cry
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Brain On Fire
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Ink & Tears
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Noise
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Pillow Talk
      Wed, Dec 22, 2021
    • Rose
      Wed, Dec 22, 2021
    • Regret
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Duality
      Fri, Dec 17, 2021
    • Departing
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Circle
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Tired
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Your Eyes
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Obsidian
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Broken Pieces
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Cut Strings
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Forgive Me
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Get Out Love
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • I Stand
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • It's Starting Again
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • My Pill
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Passing
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Literally Can't Sleep
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Random Encouragement
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • That Night
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Kink
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • This Place My Disgrace
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • What's True
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Your Poison
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Draping Chains
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • I Know it Hurts
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Feel Life
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • "L"
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • It's Not That Hard
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Seams and Stitches
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Patchwork
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Disguise the Pain
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • What Couldn't We Do
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Spiders
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • What is There to Love About Me
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Do You See
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Your Strength
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • My Loss
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Your Blade
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Don't Leave My Dreams
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Portland
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Humanist
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Portland...Again
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • To Be Free
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Don't Fear
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Perception
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • I Used to be a Good Man
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Still Walking Tall
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Just a Little
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • Smash the Mirror
      Thu, Dec 16, 2021
    • I.AM.FINE
      Wed, Dec 22, 2021
    • Dear Stranger
      Fri, Dec 17, 2021
    • Calm Scares Me
      Fri, Dec 17, 2021
    • Feather the Sparks
      Fri, Dec 17, 2021
    • Pen to Paper
      Wed, Dec 22, 2021
    • Phantom
      Thu, Dec 23, 2021
    • Just...
      Fri, Dec 24, 2021
    • You
      Mon, Dec 27, 2021
    • Calloused
      Mon, Dec 27, 2021
    • Sun/Night
      Tue, Dec 28, 2021
    • Can You See
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Cancerous Me
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Cataloged
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Child
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Crumbling Memories
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Damage Observed
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Future
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Golden Reminder
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Homunculus Transformation
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Invisible
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Kink in the Armor
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Kiss My Darkness
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • My Fortitude
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • No More
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Nurture
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Once Upon a Time Lies
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • One Drink Away
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Passenger
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Racing
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Reaching
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Society
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Special Strength
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Tragic Happiness
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Twist the Knife
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Uncertainty of Women
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Was it You My Dear
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Silk and Satin Pages
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Woman's Fight
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Words Illustrated
      Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    • Just a Man
      Tue, Aug 9, 2022
    • Chapped
      Tue, Aug 9, 2022
    • Velcro
      Thu, Aug 11, 2022
    • Run.Walk.Step.Crawl
      Sun, Aug 14, 2022
    • Perfect Inperfections
      Sun, Aug 14, 2022
    • The Wind is a Ferryman
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Tracks in the Snow
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Ripples
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • My Peace
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Roads
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Miles
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Winter
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Earth
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Trails
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Pitter Patter
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Languages
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Frostbite
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Fires
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • White Lie
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Breeze Between
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • The Trees Stand
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Tides
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Mother's Love
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Vines
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • First Snow
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Why Does The Wind
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Sun
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Sapling
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Everything Breaks
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Snow
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Fog
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Midnight Woods
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Sea
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • You
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Stone
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Darkness
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Exhilarating
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Weeds
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Fortune Teller
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Frosted Webs
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Flames in the Night
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Fall's Freeze
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Plaster Patched
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Waves
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Outro
      Fri, Dec 17, 2021
    • The End
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022

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    This is a collection of poems that I have written about my struggles with depression, anxiety, love, nature, and the darker aspect of the world that seems to always hammer on my heart. I hope this reaches some of you.

    185 parts

    • Waves
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    • Outro
      Fri, Dec 17, 2021
    • The End
      Mon, Aug 15, 2022
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