Rj: Favorites

Jan 24 Rj

Carlo C Gomez

Pinhole sunrise
Sodium lit
Murk and ambiguity sleep together
Down in the seabed

One moment of calm in a chaotic rift

These dark vessels
Of the fourth plateau
Scheme vicious pastimes
That live by night

Orphans of the smog
Attiré par le chaos
Soldiers of false beliefs
Progress the beauty of destruction

Their slogan:
"Making better mistakes with tomorrow"
It has the sound of a long goodbye
It lights the final flare

#environment #ozone #pollution #ecology #life #future

Jan 24 Rj

Depression

Jan 24 Rj

Sarah

Depression

Scattered books and pens
A noose hanging from the roof
The ink running dry

First attempt in Haiku,
I wrote it a couple months ago during the final exams.

#depression #studying #exams

Jan 24 Rj

regret

Jan 24 Rj

Eliza

regret

of all the things i regret,
You will never be one of them.

Jan 24 Rj

Forgive Yourself

Jan 24 Rj

A M Ryder

Forgive Yourself

How do you
Forgive yourself
For all the
Things that
You never
Became?

#forgive #yourself #hate #depression #failure #failed #hopeless #useless

Jan 24 Rj

death sat beside me

Jan 24 Rj

lua

death sat beside me

there was a moment in time
when death sat beside me on a park bench
and he had rested his hand on the gap between us

i,

too,

rested my hand there
and brushed my fingers against his

and for a chaste moment
i savoured the warmth of his skin
and intertwined my hand with his

but he stood up

and left

and maybe he knew,

it was for the better.

it was the right option

#death #hands #handinhand #handholding #park #warm #time #depression

Jan 22 Rj

away, away into the fire of love

Jan 22 Rj

nivek

away, away into the fire of love

a great wish to be away
gone from the mortal flame
to be consumed within
the eternal fire of love.

Jan 22 Rj

I am tired

Jan 22 Rj

Dani Just Dani

I am tired

Please gods, help me get up
Today it’s one of those days
When I just want to lay all day
Hide in between the sheets
Fight monsters in my dreams
They are nicer.

#depression #loneliness #sadness #anxiety

Jan 22 Rj

[ She wants to die, locks ]

Jan 22 Rj

Zywa

[ She wants to die, locks ]

She wants to die, locks

herself in, her mother calls --

and then grabs the axe.

Poem "suicide watch" (2022, Antjie Krog)

Collection "Truder"

#depression #motherhood

Jan 22 Rj

Down, black dog, down

Jan 22 Rj

Bekah Halle

Down, black dog, down

That, which is before me, I take hold,
Stepping forth with the keys
Once wearily, but now growing bold.
Down, black dog, down.
Joy: light in thin cracks extol.
My heart, growing in strength
Stepping out more bold,
It’s the only way to learn, heal and grow peacefully old.

#gratitude #depression #joy #faith #keys #strength #resileince