Tag: depression

  • The flying poet

    The flying poet

    About how a drug-induced state of disorientation leads to uninhibited sense of creativity and poetry production, and skepticism about the perceived benefits of the prescribed medication.

  • The little mermaid

    The little mermaid

    yearn to be the little mermaid—not for love, not for land.

  • Prescriptions

    Prescriptions

    one hundred and eighty pills, that’s my prescription for this month.

  • Sylvia Plath

    Sylvia Plath

    How many poems have I crafted this month?Oh boy, I’ve lost count.It seems splendid, does it not?Yet my head swirls in a cloud;for I reckon howthis burst of artistry — it’s a sign,a clear sign:I am definitely not fine.

  • A declaration

    A declaration

    We women don’t own our bodies; we carry a womb, the vessel of life; thus, this body of mine is owned by many. But this vessel of mine, won’t breed a single soul.

  • Maze

    Maze

    Recounting my first year as a journalist through a poetry.

  • Affirmation

    Affirmation

    Perfection is to appease others.

  • They come again

    They come again

    They are here. They are here, again.

  • Joy

    Joy

    When my flowers bloomed, I felt the joy of growth and freedom. Yet, the fear of losing them unsettles me. What is joy and freedom if everything is temporary? What’s left of me then?

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