Shadowboxing

I fight with myself in the dark
Throwing punches at the shadows in my heart
I try to silence the voices in my head
That tell me I’m worthless, better off dead

But I’m not alone in this battle
There’s another voice that cuts through the shrapnel
It tells me I’m …

Cover Photo by Zac Durant on Unsplash

After All You’ve Done

People talk about parents
And it feels alien to me
To have lived in a world
Where everyone can see

A completely different person
Than they’ve ever been with me
To hold up on a pedestal
Someone who made me feel so small

The twisted look …

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Introduction

This is the first poem I’ve written since high school and certainly the first I’ve published.

It was written to help me process my feelings towards my mother who at time of writing I’ve been No Contact with for 14 weeks …