trauma – Matilda's Fugue

I watch the clouds blow inAnd I think of youHow beautiful you would make such a simple thingI wish it wasn’t like thisI know the fault lies with meIts justThings for me aren’t like they are for everybody elseI carry the shame of a woman I hateAs well as my ownIt’s so heavyAnd I don’t…

I didn’t ask to be here

Sep 18, 2026

poems

pain, poem, poems, poetry, the end, trauma

Exhaustion is swallowing meLeaving my bones bareAnd heart so heavyI wish to have a sickness They can seeSo they believeWhen I sayI’m not wellInstead of leaving meBroken heartedAnd misunderstood Abandoned.

Charity Case

Mar 18, 2026

short stories

charity, handouts, short story, trauma

I remember the first time I received charity. Which, in my mind, was considered a handout. That’s what my father would call it. Someone in my community had nominated me. I received notification by mail with scarce information. It felt like a covert operation. It felt wrong. Only date, time, and location to receive…