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7d · 40
Specter
Jade 7d
The term “ghosting” is inaccurate.

Ghosts actually care enough to stick around
because that’s the only way
they can haunt you.

To say a guy “ghosts” you when he doesn’t text you back is an insult to real ghosts

(see, real ghosts are actually
capable of commitment).
Mar 19 · 89
Untitled
Feb 17 · 103
Vampiress
Jade Feb 17
He told me:
“You should really smile more.”
So I grinned as wide as a Baracuda.

He said:
“You are so much more attractive when you smile”
so I showed him my fangs before sinking them
into the supple, tantalizing flesh
of his ego like a shipwreck.
Feb 7 · 151
Untitled
Jade Feb 7
It's hard to write a poem
when you've got Benzo-Brain.
But I mustn't worry;
the amphetamine shall kick
my brain in soon.
Jan 30 · 123
Untitled
Jade Jan 30
“Do you ever think about dying?”

“All the time, Barbie.
and I think I’m starting
to get bad again.”
Jan 30 · 152
Untitled
Jade Jan 30
I’d write a Haiku
but I’ve got too much to say
(it’s irony, kid).
Jan 29 · 104
This Tedious Dichotomy
Jade Jan 29
To be a women is to choose between
being a thot or having thoughts.
Jade Jan 29
I don’t know if it’s possible
to be delicate when the serpents
survive solely on insecurities &
intrusive thoughts.
Jan 29 · 60
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Jade Jan 29
Really, there’s no need to put the word
“alleged” before the words “****** Assault.”
#feminism #feministpoetry #flashpoetry
Jan 22 · 54
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Jade Jan 22
Mama says it’s time to get out of the tub
cuz I’ve been in there too long.

Better to just listen

[I don’t want to]

than try to explain I’ve been thinking
about dying again

[I want to]
Jan 22 · 47
Untitled
Jade Jan 22
wicked draining selfish twisted ***** disgusting pathetic shameful lazy ungrateful
manipulative selfish ***** you’re mind is twisted evil no one wants you here delusional you’re so bipolar pig you need help man clingy afraid to be alone in a room with her sadness ******* ******* irresponsible you’re so borderline you’re so so I’m sorry I have to cancel [again] inconvenient I “care” about you wicked we “love” you imposition I don’t want to see you hurting selfish ***** it breaks my heart to see you so sad just another body that takes up space space space
Jan 22 · 53
Untitled
Jade Jan 22
Twenty-three-year-old female
found dead in the bathtub.
Jan 22 · 45
Untitled
Jade Jan 22
when will I be enough for you

when will I be enough for you

when will I be enough for you
Jan 22 · 47
Untitled
Jade Jan 22
It’s 8:02 PM on a Sunday.

And I can’t help but wonder
if anyone would miss me if I didn’t
wake up tomorrow morning.
Jan 21 · 278
Dearest
Jade Jan 21
“I’ve spent nights crying for you.”

“I’ve spent nights crying BECAUSE of you.”
Jan 18 · 139
Together Again
Jade Jan 18
I’m confident that if all the King’s Men
were women, Humpty Dumpty
would have survived.
Jan 18 · 165
Untitled
Jade Jan 18
Call me hysterical all you want.

Some of the greatest artists were
[are] hysterical women.
Jade Jan 17
Bumble, I find it quite ironic
that your mascot is a Bee.

Not only have you chosen a mascot
who belongs to a dying species
(good men are also a dying species,
I'm afraid) but you have chosen a mascot
who is known to sting.

Tell me, Bumble, if I am the one
who is being stung does that mean
he will drop dead immediately
after stinging me?

Or is he just a No-Good-Wasp
that will never be held
accountable for his
mistreatment of women?
Jan 17 · 318
:’)
Jade Jan 17
Shhh.

Stop crying.

Shhhhh!

Better cover that mouth of yours. Or else they’ll hear.

Shush!

The power’s come back on, the darkness can’t  protect you anymore.

Enough!

That’s a good girl. Now, let’s see a smile.
Jan 14 · 604
Enjambment
Jade Jan 14
I let myself break like the lines of a poem,
because every break is a continuation
of this wild & beautiful journey.

Every break comes with another grand adventure.

Another chance to try again when the sun rises
(there will always be tomorrow).

Every break comes with the promise of more poetry.
Jan 10 · 544
Untitled
Jade Jan 10
(I suppose I am so fond of parathesis,
because I, too, only exist as an afterthought)
Jade Jan 8
If Medusa took a Xanny,
would the Xanny only sedate Medusa
or would it also sedate the serpents
writhing in her hair?
Jan 8 · 539
Untitled
Jade Jan 8
They can only say they love me
with their fingers crossed behind
their back.
Jan 1 · 387
Ruby
Jade Jan 1
TW: Self-harm
•••
I’ve never looked as good in diamonds
as I have in red. Blood:

a string of pearls around my wrist.
Crimson lace—garter caressing thigh.

Diamonds don’t shine in sorrow
the way steel does.
Dec 2023 · 134
Untitled
Jade Dec 2023
For the record:

no, not everyone has a “little bit of OCD”
nor can you “almost” have OCD.

You either ******* have it or you don't.

Really, it’s blasphemous--

to use the sacred art of poetry
to gatekeep an illness you are
fortunate you don't have
all for the sake of clout.
Dec 2023 · 120
Dysphemism
Jade Dec 2023
ADHD forgets to feed the fish
and when she finally remembers,
it is dead at the bottom of the tank.

Well, I suppose dead is an understatement:

a mossy film embalms the body
(at least what is left of it)
its suction-cup maw putrefied
as it suckles the sickle of death.

Half of the body is there.

Half of it has disintegrated.

Imagine existing nowhere and everywhere
all at once; microscopic remnants
defile every particle of water long after
the rest of you has vanished.
Dec 2023 · 297
Untitled
Jade Dec 2023
Can beauty exist in the aftermath of sorrow?
Dec 2023 · 1.1k
Untitled
Jade Dec 2023
Not sure what I need to feel better:
a benzo held under my tongue like a secret
or an exorcism to take the edge off.
Dec 2023 · 192
Texting Drunk
Jade Dec 2023
But I’m genuinely curious.

If I’m just a poet.

Or if I’m just sad.

****.
Dec 2023 · 57
Untitled
Jade Dec 2023
Do you see my sadness, too?
Dec 2023 · 642
Hallelu(HAH!)
Jade Dec 2023
You don’t really care for poetry,
do ya?
Dec 2023 · 904
Masquerade
Jade Dec 2023
Sometimes, pretending not to be sad
is easier than telling people you’re sad.
Jade Dec 2023
Maybe I don’t want success
maybe I just wanna get ******!
Dec 2023 · 503
Untitled
Jade Dec 2023
I’ve never been someone’s “everything”
and that really ******* hurts sometimes,
ya know?
Dec 2023 · 491
Untitled
Jade Dec 2023
I only know what it means to miss someone; never have I known what it means to be missed.
Dec 2023 · 662
Surrealist
Jade Dec 2023
When I uproot the hairs sprouting from the glabella
and strip my cupid’s bow of its wildflowers,
Frida Kahlo writhes in her grave.

She haunts me.

“You are beautiful.”
[unibrow and all]

“You are beautiful.”
[moustache and all]

“You are beautiful.”
[sadness and all]
Dec 2023 · 212
The Latter
Jade Dec 2023
Was she actually clingy?

Or was she reasonable in her response
when you neglected her?

Was she really needy?

Or were you just incapable
of meeting her needs?
Dec 2023 · 1.2k
If You Say So
Jade Dec 2023
If I’m the villain, then you’re
the origin story.
Dec 2023 · 217
Untitled
Jade Dec 2023
What do ya say, Kid?

Do you have another poem in you?
Dec 2023 · 2.0k
Status Update:
Jade Dec 2023
Currently listening to Taylor Swift’s
Reputation album & plotting
your death, baby.

{oops}
Jade Nov 2023
Maybe he didn’t burn you
in the literal sense;
but gaslighting is its own
misogynistic brand of conflagration.
Nov 2023 · 732
How Now, Ophelia?
Jade Nov 2023
TW: Self-harm, suicide, drowning
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Poor ophelia.

Silly ophelia.

Mad ophelia.

Too-Sensitive ophelia.

Crazy ophelia.

Curses-Too-Much ophelia.

Sad ophelia.

Mentally ill ophelia.

Naive ophelia.

Attention-Seeking ophelia.

Slit-Her-Wrists-In-The-Bathtub ophelia.

Melodramatic ophelia.

Bat-**** ophelia.

Baby-Girl ophelia.

Clingy ophelia.

Manic-Pixie-Dream-Girl ophelia.

Extreme ophelia.

Drunk ophelia.

Alcoholic ophelia.

Sloppy ophelia.

Bleeding ophelia.

Unrequited-Love ophelia.

Furious ophelia.

Warped ophelia.

Disobedient ophelia.

Fragile ophelia.

Unwilling-To-Get-Help ophelia.

***** ophelia.

Borderline ophelia.

Took-Too-Many-Benzos ophelia

****** ophelia.

Clumsy ophelia.

Severe ophelia.

**** ophelia.

Burden ophelia.

Obstinant 0phelia.

Selfish ophelia.

Hormonal ophelia.

Obsessive-Compulsive ophelia.

Bruised ophelia.

******* ophelia.

Horrid ophelia.

Useless ophelia.

Delusional ophelia.

Made it up ophelia

Cuckoo-For-Cuckoo-Puffs ophelia.

Broken ophelia.

Tempest ophelia.

Cringey ophelia.

Terrified ophelia.

******-***** ophelia.

No-One-Feels-Sorry-For-You ophelia.

Suicidal ophelia.

Traumatized ophelia.

Stop-Your-Crying ophelia.

CPTSD ophelia.

Suicidal ophelia.

Water-Logged ophelia.



Dead! Ophelia?

-

We never saw the signs, Ophelia.

-

Forgotten: Ophelia.


-

Semantic satiation
[Ophelia].

-

Your name has begun to sound like nonsense, Ophelia.
Nov 2023 · 179
stheno
Jade Nov 2023
***** stheno.
Bossy stheno.
Too loud stheno.
Confrontational stheno.
No wonder she can’t hold down a relationship stheno.
Hormonal stheno.
Did you know Medusa had a sister—stheno?

-
Forgot her name immediately after writing this poem.

(stheno)

-
Thought her name was spelled stethno.
Nov 2023 · 423
Synonymous
Jade Nov 2023
Men love a good Femme Fatale.

But they do not love an ugly Femme Fatale—

So they plucked her naked,
gave her a nose job, and called her
a “mermaid” instead

{Siren}
Nov 2023 · 865
Untitled
Jade Nov 2023
My nightmares are filled
with all the words I should have said.
Nov 2023 · 1.1k
Untitled
Jade Nov 2023
You know what’s worse than the actual nightmares?

Becoming so used to the nightmares,
they don’t even faze you anymore.
Nov 2023 · 279
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Oct 2023 · 1.2k
Fury(us) (TW: SELF-HARM)
Jade Oct 2023
Sometimes,
I get so angry, I want
to tear open my skin.

Who needs anger management
when you can give yourself
a bloodletting instead?

I want to annotate my wrists
with the names of every person
who ever hurt me--
part the Red Sea with steel.

And I'm pretty sure a phlebotomy
is the closest I'll ever get to a lobotomy
(or an exorcism).

My trauma (my fury) is a toddler
throwing a tantrum in the middle
of the dairy aisle in the supermarket.

I pluck this child--
feral and snivelling--
from my veins and throw
her over my shoulder.

I don't know where her screaming ends
and where mine begins.

Sometimes, I think all she really wants
is a hug.
Oct 2023 · 223
Boy Math No. 1
Jade Oct 2023
Boy math
is when men on Instagram claim women
who solve boy math equations are bigots.

Boy math is men who benefit from patriarchy
misplacing the meaning of the word “bigotry”
within their male privilege.
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