What would you say to the part of you that hurts the most?
34 responses
its not fair
we seem perfect don't we
well
almost perfect
you see
I love you
but you don't love me
salted orchard
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 6:36 PM UTC
You sang alone, beautiful and strong.
You kept me alive, your rhythm divine.
I’m sorry you hurt in silence, not anymore.
Now, beat on. Your rhythm is my song.
weathered pine
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 7:58 AM UTC
through all the physical pain
nothing hurts more
than the buzzing in my brain
blue birch
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 10:54 PM UTC
I wish I could protect you
Wish you were made of stone
But the only way to keep you free from scars
Is to forever stay alone
steady lark
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM UTC
Blankets on all all the dust.
Pledge stains smudging all
My damn wooden kick knacks,
Without a bone to gnaw upon.
soft garden
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 3:20 AM UTC
It’s hard to say. The last decade has been to tap into the language of body Trust & feel not betrayed/separate Memory has more relation here than the present
In the spirit of not forgetting or growing naive: Remember that what comes up is not always clear and time is healing. That patience is medicine Strength is resolve to persevere, even if the going is tough The going doesn’t last If it feels so, there is message in that too Wait Find curiosity Explore answers & abandon them to explore again
blue ferry
May 1
May 1, 2026 at 9:44 AM UTC
You were supposed to be me
But everytime he's near
You go crazy.
still pine
May 1
May 1, 2026 at 6:28 AM UTC
Can you just let me be,
Stop holding me captive,
Let me move on without worry and pain inside.
Aren't you tired??
Tired of everything.
I am.
Please let me go,
Let me be
please...just please.
The pain you hold distorts my life and my future.
I feel the pain you hold in every once of my body.
It comes out through tears or cuts under my sleeve.
Just free me,
You have held me captive.
Let go of the pain that hurts us both...for our sake.
please.......
soft cloud
May 1
May 1, 2026 at 5:55 AM UTC
We are with you
We shall go through
All the pain
Together
You will feel light
Like a feather
The things that would bother
You, will be gone
You are not alone
The frown
Will turn into a smile
And the denial
Will turn into acceptance
And trust
Because we must
Move on!!
hushed stone
May 1
May 1, 2026 at 3:50 AM UTC
Stop.
Start.
Never.
Forever.
Keep hurting
Ingrained
Relieve me
Of this pain
faded lantern
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 7:54 PM UTC
it's in the harmony of tears
grief and relief finally agree
lungs will get filled with the wisdom of the air
time passes through everything
not as a thief not as a healer but
like an ordinary miracle
oh yeah feelings and words
can become one breathing creature
so just stand here between leaf and stone, breath and absence
let the world move through
with the tenderness of something
that was never ours
tiny badger
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM UTC
He has a name, weirdly enough
And to Brutus, I won't utter a word
Because if I open my mouth, it won't shut
He lives up to his name and weighs upon my heart
I blame him for all my problems
And I have every right to do so
Being both his creator and caretaker
I'll never forget him, a scar too large to fade
tender porch
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 4:32 PM UTC
That's the thing.
What part of me hurts?
All of it.
Where do I start?
What do I say to the hands
that wipe away my tears?
What do I say to the arms
that feel the pain of a blade?
What do I say to the stomach
that is begging for nutrients?
What do I say to the shoulders
that hold so much weight?
What do I say to the heart
That keeps me alive?
What do I say to my brain
that keep these thoughts locked up tight?
My whole body is what hurts the most.
silver creek
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 3:42 PM UTC
I want to tell my heart
that it will be all okay
eventually,
one day.
And although I doubt it's true
sometimes the smallest forms of comfort
can help me feel anew.
So one day,
I will bandage those cuts
seal up those emotional wounds
fill those empty, gaping holes
with those who I truly love.
faded ferry
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 3:31 PM UTC
injuries are easily spotted.
people are quick to diagnose
and fix once it's identified.
healing feels certain.
a cast for a broken bone,
a band-aid for a cut.
but there is no prescription for what i carry.
a quiet, persistent ache i cannot trace.
sometimes i crave to see red,
a tangible proof that i am hurting, too.
maybe it would be easier to mend
if my wound held a shape,
rather than this lingering shade of blue.
warm fox
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 1:49 PM UTC
Stop.
Don't cry.
Don't burn the tender skin.
When you do--
It hurts
my heart.
It hurts
my throat.
It
Cleans my face.
It
Calms me down
like lavender.
Start.
Keep crying.
Warm my tender heart.
amber barn
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 1:36 PM UTC
I would whisper
Words of comfort
Onto my aching eyes
From staying up
All night
After the fight
I'd tell her to stop crying
As she reflects the moon
On her glassy grey surface
A little empty
A little quiet
I'd tell her to blink
Away tears
That pool on her lashes
Thick and wet
In the porch light
I would whisper
Little lies like
"It'l be fine"
wandering ivy
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 12:50 PM UTC
My heart ,it has been drug through a lot in the past 6 years and if not for HP, I wouldn't have made it.
amber wren
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 12:39 PM UTC
overflow
why do you keep reaching before I understand why?
why do you act like nothing has changed, when everything has?
you don't even pause anymore before you give
you move first, like you're afraid silence will take your place.
why do you keep forgetting what happens after you care too much?
why do you act surprised when it turns into something that hurts you?
I keep watching you do it again.
and I never know if I'm supposed to stop you, or just follow.
copper hollow
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 12:28 PM UTC
Hey, quit that
I don't need you doing that right now
i dont need another ache, another pain
please
stop
golden barn
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 11:46 AM UTC
To the heart that bleeds too much,
The heart fuels my body,
Keeps me alive,
But don't let my mind dive-
in deep
With the emotions that my heart seeps.
I would apologize for myself,
being too dramatic,
My mind,
is too static.
warm wren
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 10:14 AM UTC
hold on my other side
we've got at least a thousand nights
keep it some for hard times
the blessings
the salvations after i recharge myself
& find myself bright side of the bed
and for yourself to stay alive
muted barn
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 9:24 AM UTC
My hands
and My wrists,
scraped from
the concrete,
and burning from
sharp words.
My knees,
Remembering the gravel
scarring them as I knelt.
I knelt for her,
for him
for all of them.
My elbows,
Thinking about the soft
burning textured
jeans.
Staring with empty
purpose. Into the eyes
of my oppressors.
Now, it's my feet,
standing with
clenched hands
muscles tensed,
ready for the next,
war.
wide fern
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 9:21 AM UTC
I am sorry for
all of this pain
I am sorry, but here comes rain
to take it all away
and we will be free...
I love you more
than every other part of me,
you are strong, you are brave
I will make you
once again safe
gentle otter
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 8:37 AM UTC
Sending whispers and hugs to my heart that often cracks beneath the weight of depression.I say hold on for the light that wanders through my shadows. Turning my night to light. Voices speak inside my brain. In the deepness of me I feel my mind splits changing my faces throughout my troubled emotions. I see myself in the mirror, wondering which one is looking back Many years have changed and I wonder where my life has gone. I try to hug myself and begin to care for the me that rest inside.
golden heron
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 5:51 AM UTC
its not fair
we seem perfect don't we
well
almost perfect
you see
I love you
but you don't love me
salted orchard
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 6:36 PM UTC
through all the physical pain
nothing hurts more
than the buzzing in my brain
blue birch
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 10:54 PM UTC
Blankets on all all the dust.
Pledge stains smudging all
My damn wooden kick knacks,
Without a bone to gnaw upon.
soft garden
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 3:20 AM UTC
You were supposed to be me
But everytime he's near
You go crazy.
still pine
May 1
May 1, 2026 at 6:28 AM UTC
We are with you
We shall go through
All the pain
Together
You will feel light
Like a feather
The things that would bother
You, will be gone
You are not alone
The frown
Will turn into a smile
And the denial
Will turn into acceptance
And trust
Because we must
Move on!!
hushed stone
May 1
May 1, 2026 at 3:50 AM UTC
it's in the harmony of tears
grief and relief finally agree
lungs will get filled with the wisdom of the air
time passes through everything
not as a thief not as a healer but
like an ordinary miracle
oh yeah feelings and words
can become one breathing creature
so just stand here between leaf and stone, breath and absence
let the world move through
with the tenderness of something
that was never ours
tiny badger
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM UTC
That's the thing.
What part of me hurts?
All of it.
Where do I start?
What do I say to the hands
that wipe away my tears?
What do I say to the arms
that feel the pain of a blade?
What do I say to the stomach
that is begging for nutrients?
What do I say to the shoulders
that hold so much weight?
What do I say to the heart
That keeps me alive?
What do I say to my brain
that keep these thoughts locked up tight?
My whole body is what hurts the most.
silver creek
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 3:42 PM UTC
injuries are easily spotted.
people are quick to diagnose
and fix once it's identified.
healing feels certain.
a cast for a broken bone,
a band-aid for a cut.
but there is no prescription for what i carry.
a quiet, persistent ache i cannot trace.
sometimes i crave to see red,
a tangible proof that i am hurting, too.
maybe it would be easier to mend
if my wound held a shape,
rather than this lingering shade of blue.
warm fox
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 1:49 PM UTC
I would whisper
Words of comfort
Onto my aching eyes
From staying up
All night
After the fight
I'd tell her to stop crying
As she reflects the moon
On her glassy grey surface
A little empty
A little quiet
I'd tell her to blink
Away tears
That pool on her lashes
Thick and wet
In the porch light
I would whisper
Little lies like
"It'l be fine"
wandering ivy
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 12:50 PM UTC
overflow
why do you keep reaching before I understand why?
why do you act like nothing has changed, when everything has?
you don't even pause anymore before you give
you move first, like you're afraid silence will take your place.
why do you keep forgetting what happens after you care too much?
why do you act surprised when it turns into something that hurts you?
I keep watching you do it again.
and I never know if I'm supposed to stop you, or just follow.
copper hollow
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 12:28 PM UTC
To the heart that bleeds too much,
The heart fuels my body,
Keeps me alive,
But don't let my mind dive-
in deep
With the emotions that my heart seeps.
I would apologize for myself,
being too dramatic,
My mind,
is too static.
warm wren
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 10:14 AM UTC
My hands
and My wrists,
scraped from
the concrete,
and burning from
sharp words.
My knees,
Remembering the gravel
scarring them as I knelt.
I knelt for her,
for him
for all of them.
My elbows,
Thinking about the soft
burning textured
jeans.
Staring with empty
purpose. Into the eyes
of my oppressors.
Now, it's my feet,
standing with
clenched hands
muscles tensed,
ready for the next,
war.
wide fern
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 9:21 AM UTC
Sending whispers and hugs to my heart that often cracks beneath the weight of depression.I say hold on for the light that wanders through my shadows. Turning my night to light. Voices speak inside my brain. In the deepness of me I feel my mind splits changing my faces throughout my troubled emotions. I see myself in the mirror, wondering which one is looking back Many years have changed and I wonder where my life has gone. I try to hug myself and begin to care for the me that rest inside.
golden heron
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 5:51 AM UTC
You sang alone, beautiful and strong.
You kept me alive, your rhythm divine.
I’m sorry you hurt in silence, not anymore.
Now, beat on. Your rhythm is my song.
weathered pine
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 7:58 AM UTC
I wish I could protect you
Wish you were made of stone
But the only way to keep you free from scars
Is to forever stay alone
steady lark
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM UTC
It’s hard to say. The last decade has been to tap into the language of body Trust & feel not betrayed/separate Memory has more relation here than the present
In the spirit of not forgetting or growing naive: Remember that what comes up is not always clear and time is healing. That patience is medicine Strength is resolve to persevere, even if the going is tough The going doesn’t last If it feels so, there is message in that too Wait Find curiosity Explore answers & abandon them to explore again
blue ferry
May 1
May 1, 2026 at 9:44 AM UTC
Can you just let me be,
Stop holding me captive,
Let me move on without worry and pain inside.
Aren't you tired??
Tired of everything.
I am.
Please let me go,
Let me be
please...just please.
The pain you hold distorts my life and my future.
I feel the pain you hold in every once of my body.
It comes out through tears or cuts under my sleeve.
Just free me,
You have held me captive.
Let go of the pain that hurts us both...for our sake.
please.......
soft cloud
May 1
May 1, 2026 at 5:55 AM UTC
Stop.
Start.
Never.
Forever.
Keep hurting
Ingrained
Relieve me
Of this pain
faded lantern
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 7:54 PM UTC
He has a name, weirdly enough
And to Brutus, I won't utter a word
Because if I open my mouth, it won't shut
He lives up to his name and weighs upon my heart
I blame him for all my problems
And I have every right to do so
Being both his creator and caretaker
I'll never forget him, a scar too large to fade
tender porch
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 4:32 PM UTC
I want to tell my heart
that it will be all okay
eventually,
one day.
And although I doubt it's true
sometimes the smallest forms of comfort
can help me feel anew.
So one day,
I will bandage those cuts
seal up those emotional wounds
fill those empty, gaping holes
with those who I truly love.
faded ferry
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 3:31 PM UTC
Stop.
Don't cry.
Don't burn the tender skin.
When you do--
It hurts
my heart.
It hurts
my throat.
It
Cleans my face.
It
Calms me down
like lavender.
Start.
Keep crying.
Warm my tender heart.
amber barn
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 1:36 PM UTC
My heart ,it has been drug through a lot in the past 6 years and if not for HP, I wouldn't have made it.
amber wren
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 12:39 PM UTC
Hey, quit that
I don't need you doing that right now
i dont need another ache, another pain
please
stop
golden barn
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 11:46 AM UTC
hold on my other side
we've got at least a thousand nights
keep it some for hard times
the blessings
the salvations after i recharge myself
& find myself bright side of the bed
and for yourself to stay alive
muted barn
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 9:24 AM UTC
I am sorry for
all of this pain
I am sorry, but here comes rain
to take it all away
and we will be free...
I love you more
than every other part of me,
you are strong, you are brave
I will make you
once again safe
gentle otter
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 8:37 AM UTC
its not fair
we seem perfect don't we
well
almost perfect
you see
I love you
but you don't love me
salted orchard
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 6:36 PM UTC
I wish I could protect you
Wish you were made of stone
But the only way to keep you free from scars
Is to forever stay alone
steady lark
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM UTC
You were supposed to be me
But everytime he's near
You go crazy.
still pine
May 1
May 1, 2026 at 6:28 AM UTC
Stop.
Start.
Never.
Forever.
Keep hurting
Ingrained
Relieve me
Of this pain
faded lantern
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 7:54 PM UTC
That's the thing.
What part of me hurts?
All of it.
Where do I start?
What do I say to the hands
that wipe away my tears?
What do I say to the arms
that feel the pain of a blade?
What do I say to the stomach
that is begging for nutrients?
What do I say to the shoulders
that hold so much weight?
What do I say to the heart
That keeps me alive?
What do I say to my brain
that keep these thoughts locked up tight?
My whole body is what hurts the most.
silver creek
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 3:42 PM UTC
Stop.
Don't cry.
Don't burn the tender skin.
When you do--
It hurts
my heart.
It hurts
my throat.
It
Cleans my face.
It
Calms me down
like lavender.
Start.
Keep crying.
Warm my tender heart.
amber barn
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 1:36 PM UTC
overflow
why do you keep reaching before I understand why?
why do you act like nothing has changed, when everything has?
you don't even pause anymore before you give
you move first, like you're afraid silence will take your place.
why do you keep forgetting what happens after you care too much?
why do you act surprised when it turns into something that hurts you?
I keep watching you do it again.
and I never know if I'm supposed to stop you, or just follow.
copper hollow
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 12:28 PM UTC
hold on my other side
we've got at least a thousand nights
keep it some for hard times
the blessings
the salvations after i recharge myself
& find myself bright side of the bed
and for yourself to stay alive
muted barn
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 9:24 AM UTC
Sending whispers and hugs to my heart that often cracks beneath the weight of depression.I say hold on for the light that wanders through my shadows. Turning my night to light. Voices speak inside my brain. In the deepness of me I feel my mind splits changing my faces throughout my troubled emotions. I see myself in the mirror, wondering which one is looking back Many years have changed and I wonder where my life has gone. I try to hug myself and begin to care for the me that rest inside.
golden heron
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 5:51 AM UTC
You sang alone, beautiful and strong.
You kept me alive, your rhythm divine.
I’m sorry you hurt in silence, not anymore.
Now, beat on. Your rhythm is my song.
weathered pine
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 7:58 AM UTC
Blankets on all all the dust.
Pledge stains smudging all
My damn wooden kick knacks,
Without a bone to gnaw upon.
soft garden
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 3:20 AM UTC
Can you just let me be,
Stop holding me captive,
Let me move on without worry and pain inside.
Aren't you tired??
Tired of everything.
I am.
Please let me go,
Let me be
please...just please.
The pain you hold distorts my life and my future.
I feel the pain you hold in every once of my body.
It comes out through tears or cuts under my sleeve.
Just free me,
You have held me captive.
Let go of the pain that hurts us both...for our sake.
please.......
soft cloud
May 1
May 1, 2026 at 5:55 AM UTC
it's in the harmony of tears
grief and relief finally agree
lungs will get filled with the wisdom of the air
time passes through everything
not as a thief not as a healer but
like an ordinary miracle
oh yeah feelings and words
can become one breathing creature
so just stand here between leaf and stone, breath and absence
let the world move through
with the tenderness of something
that was never ours
tiny badger
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM UTC
I want to tell my heart
that it will be all okay
eventually,
one day.
And although I doubt it's true
sometimes the smallest forms of comfort
can help me feel anew.
So one day,
I will bandage those cuts
seal up those emotional wounds
fill those empty, gaping holes
with those who I truly love.
faded ferry
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 3:31 PM UTC
I would whisper
Words of comfort
Onto my aching eyes
From staying up
All night
After the fight
I'd tell her to stop crying
As she reflects the moon
On her glassy grey surface
A little empty
A little quiet
I'd tell her to blink
Away tears
That pool on her lashes
Thick and wet
In the porch light
I would whisper
Little lies like
"It'l be fine"
wandering ivy
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 12:50 PM UTC
Hey, quit that
I don't need you doing that right now
i dont need another ache, another pain
please
stop
golden barn
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 11:46 AM UTC
My hands
and My wrists,
scraped from
the concrete,
and burning from
sharp words.
My knees,
Remembering the gravel
scarring them as I knelt.
I knelt for her,
for him
for all of them.
My elbows,
Thinking about the soft
burning textured
jeans.
Staring with empty
purpose. Into the eyes
of my oppressors.
Now, it's my feet,
standing with
clenched hands
muscles tensed,
ready for the next,
war.
wide fern
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 9:21 AM UTC
through all the physical pain
nothing hurts more
than the buzzing in my brain
blue birch
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 10:54 PM UTC
It’s hard to say. The last decade has been to tap into the language of body Trust & feel not betrayed/separate Memory has more relation here than the present
In the spirit of not forgetting or growing naive: Remember that what comes up is not always clear and time is healing. That patience is medicine Strength is resolve to persevere, even if the going is tough The going doesn’t last If it feels so, there is message in that too Wait Find curiosity Explore answers & abandon them to explore again
blue ferry
May 1
May 1, 2026 at 9:44 AM UTC
We are with you
We shall go through
All the pain
Together
You will feel light
Like a feather
The things that would bother
You, will be gone
You are not alone
The frown
Will turn into a smile
And the denial
Will turn into acceptance
And trust
Because we must
Move on!!
hushed stone
May 1
May 1, 2026 at 3:50 AM UTC
He has a name, weirdly enough
And to Brutus, I won't utter a word
Because if I open my mouth, it won't shut
He lives up to his name and weighs upon my heart
I blame him for all my problems
And I have every right to do so
Being both his creator and caretaker
I'll never forget him, a scar too large to fade
tender porch
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 4:32 PM UTC
injuries are easily spotted.
people are quick to diagnose
and fix once it's identified.
healing feels certain.
a cast for a broken bone,
a band-aid for a cut.
but there is no prescription for what i carry.
a quiet, persistent ache i cannot trace.
sometimes i crave to see red,
a tangible proof that i am hurting, too.
maybe it would be easier to mend
if my wound held a shape,
rather than this lingering shade of blue.
warm fox
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 1:49 PM UTC
My heart ,it has been drug through a lot in the past 6 years and if not for HP, I wouldn't have made it.
amber wren
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 12:39 PM UTC
To the heart that bleeds too much,
The heart fuels my body,
Keeps me alive,
But don't let my mind dive-
in deep
With the emotions that my heart seeps.
I would apologize for myself,
being too dramatic,
My mind,
is too static.
warm wren
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 10:14 AM UTC
I am sorry for
all of this pain
I am sorry, but here comes rain
to take it all away
and we will be free...
I love you more
than every other part of me,
you are strong, you are brave
I will make you
once again safe
gentle otter
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 8:37 AM UTC