New: surviveyourstoryAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzanhive-185836steemhive-183959hive-166405hive-180932photographyhive-150122hive-188619hive-184714hive-183397hive-144064hive-101145hive-145157uncommonlabhive-103599bitcoinhive-193186hive-113376krsuccesshive-193637lifeTrendingNewHotLikerssumayyahsaidso (64)in poetry • 7 years agoThe Devil You KnowThis post originally appeared on Sumayyah Said So . driven down a path of self-destruction backed into a corner of despair breathing not alive just simply moving going through the…sumayyahsaidso (64)in poetry • 7 years agoAsylumThis piece originally appeared on Sumayyah Said So . Photo is mine asylum disjointed connections distorted reflections unease has taken root spread branches in my mind…shawnamawna (65)in life • 7 years agoOther Mothers’ ChildrenI make the teens adjacent to me nervous. They wonder if I’m eavesdropping, spying for their mothers as we are a right-knit crew. Not in the sense that we spend time together beyond passing at…shawnamawna (65)in life • 7 years agoThe People Watching Challenge: You can change the world!My mom used to take me to the mall and park me on a bench with a pretzel from Auntie Annie's. From that perch, we would watch families and solo shoppers pass. My mom would point out particular…sumayyahsaidso (64)in poetry • 7 years agoCookies - From the Archivesphoto source From the archives, originally posted HERE . cookies they praise me heap upon me accolades elevate me to the status of a legendary goddess or mythical being not quite…sumayyahsaidso (64)in poetry • 7 years agoSharp CirclesPhoto Source sharp circles my spirals have spikes with knife-sharp edges waiting to stab me as i slide down circling to nowhere in particular just around and around and branches…sumayyahsaidso (64)in poetry • 7 years agoUnravelPhoto Source unravel another sunset another day gone another lost chance to heal another moonrise another stormy night another fitful sleep in sheets so cold dreaming of the broken…sumayyahsaidso (64)in poetry • 7 years agoVanishPhoto Source vanish how well do you trust these lying eyes of mine that bore through your skin to your soul and send signals that everything is fine while swimming in saltwater…sumayyahsaidso (64)in poetry • 7 years agoUnfitPhoto Source unfit i can’t be with you as you are your reflection and mine merged into one face in the broken mirror on the bathroom wall where we both ran to escape from each…sumayyahsaidso (64)in poetry • 7 years agoFailed PlansPhoto Source failed plans i overslept dragged myself from the cocoon made of cotton and polyester stuffed with feathers and scented with impending doom to find the happy occasion…sumayyahsaidso (64)in poetry • 7 years agoHunt/erPhoto Source hunt/er i have been engulfed by the gray sky i am drowning standing on concrete in the jungle surrounded by trees of steel and wire hunted through the swamp of the city…sumayyahsaidso (64)in poetry • 7 years agoHollow HealingPhoto Source hollow healing sleep eludes this unforgetting heart unbroken circle of unsolved mysteries of the night losing the ancient race my blood wants me to run lay myself down…sumayyahsaidso (64)in poetry • 7 years agoNo ContestPhoto Source no contest awe and trepidation fight each other to counsel me but both advise to view what i spy with my little eye through a lens of harsh light that chases away the…sumayyahsaidso (64)in poetry • 7 years agoSchismschism Photo Source she would rather rot behind bars wrists and ankles clapped in irons for the crime of violent hostility against you in defense of herself than remain in chains…
