Leia R

Leia R Jul 2016

justification for cruelty is the most slippery of slopes into darkness. be wary of those who walk it.

l.r.

#darkness #help #cruel #recovery #humanism

Leia R Jul 2016

today is the day that i lost all respect for you;
the day i realized that i couldn't trust you and that the "you" i knew was never coming back
l.r.

a letter to an old friend

#heartbreak #trust #depression #pain #hurt

Leia R Jul 2016

son of no one

so much damage
so much deceit
i feel the ground crumble
from under my feet
i want to fight back
to feel some relief
but i've already given into
defeat

• to read is to live another life •

#war #fear #depression #fight #rhyme

Leia R Jul 2016

A R T

WHAT IS ART OTHER THAN
BOOKS AND PAINTINGS?

IT IS PLEASURE, ***, AND POETRY.

l.r.

a note that I wrote in my sketchbook

#art #*** #culture #freeverse #pleasure

Leia R Jul 2016

d r e a m y

her heart was bursting
at the seams
as her eyes fluttered
with untold dreams

l.r.

and maybe nightmares, too

#dream #depression #rhyme #nightmare #recovery

Leia R Jul 2016

w o m a n

born to be free
never to be tamed

is she a woman or a wildflower?

l.r.

#love #woman #feminism #wild #freeverse

Leia R Jul 2016

1 a.m.

and here i am in bed
staring up at the ceiling
and it's 1 a.m. again
but it's funny because i don't remember
even lying down to begin
with
l.r.

#depression #insomnia #suicidal #recovery #freeverse