What does your body want you to promise it?
21 responses
To love
And be loved
To see
And be seen
To help
And be helped
To hear
And be heard
brave lantern
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM UTC
My body?
yearning for the love and attention I starve it of
it cries and decays because I only cause it harm
whether it be physical or mental
I hurt myself more than others
I'd rather be destroyed on the inside than to be seen as unlikeable
What my body wants you ask?
A chance to live freely
away from all judgement and pain
to be free from all I have done
abused destroyed and malnourished
love me it cries
love me like you love the people who have hurt you
abused and used you
why dont you
small stoat
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 8:52 PM UTC
If you put your head
on my chest
you can sometimes hear the voices
yelling out
"health, health"
My body tells me that it wants health
salted orchard
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM UTC
My body?
It wants a lot,
I can tell you that much
but what I think it wants most
from my own heart, my own words
is for me to promise,
promise to drop that blade
untie the noose
cut those strings
and live freely
instead of simply surviving
faded ferry
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM UTC
He loves you
But you don't love him
Please don't let him touch us again
restless river
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 12:48 PM UTC
To be it's caretaker and to realize it has limits and to be respectful .
amber wren
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 12:15 PM UTC
The storm's touching down
questioning the lysis ever profound
but no,
you've been turgid
of the heart's grip.
If the toxic do infect
keep the substratum intact
moonlit moth
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 10:26 AM UTC
How many more scents,
will you have me know?
How many more times,
must we ruin our sleep,
to feed some poor girl's false reality?
What happened to you,
wide-eyed kind boy?
It may not be today;
it may not be tomorrow:
But promise me
a return
to the rosy lens we once knew.
shy ferry
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 10:10 AM UTC
It’s yours to live, do believe
Promise to love it a little more
This body is your destiny
Promise to be and keep it happy
Lay supine
Treat it well and be kind
weathered pine
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 10:03 AM UTC
My fingers meet the blade
should I stop? can I?
it learns my shoulder in pink scars
"can they stay scars?"
the truth is... I do not know
gentle otter
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM UTC
"Promise me you won't hurt me again," my body cries.
"I...can't," I reply.
"Scars to hide, bleeding eyes, to tame thoughts of suicide that never die."
"Why don't you love me, why do you hurt me? Show your scars, ask for help, talk in depth."
It pleads, "Do it for me, for yourself."
"I can't"... and that was the end.
soft cloud
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM UTC
Promise me
that you wont give up
that your soul wont abandon me
stay with me
i know im causing you pain
all the time now
but you must understand
this is for the best
promise me
you wont give up that
and always get up
golden barn
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:17 AM UTC
To listen when it speaks.
Time out.
Smell the rose's.
And give yourself a break.
This body is yours.
Take care of it.
Like you would take care of your flower garden.
Cherish yourself
restless cloud
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM UTC
Taking good care of what’s God given
so we can age with dignity.
Respect your Creator, your life and yourself. It’s called love.
small window
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM UTC
I'm not here to speak
Of what injustices await--
The underbellies of violators
Or the error in their ways
I, your body,
Possess a power
Eyed by bodies
Men dream devour
They could not care less
For age, weight, or dress
The tourists will still
Lust after your flesh
When those meant to guide you
Choose comfort instead
I, your mistress,
Surrender myself
But promises made
Are promises kept
And promises met
Are met with regret
Like I when I let them
First ravage our flesh
humble lantern
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 6:59 AM UTC
I will hold the weight of your bones
caress the scars where the world was too loud
listen to the quiet places where your breath falters
I will cherish the salt of your sweat
the tremor in your hands
I will be here when you collapse
cradling the fumble beneath your ribs
until it tames the rhythm of fear
I will witness the language of exhaustion
the way your shoulders carry
the ghosts of yesterday
tiny badger
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 5:21 AM UTC
I believe within myself, my beautiful body wants many things. But especially to treat myself with respect and honor my voices that speak within. To heal from depression and sorrow. Promising to slow down and try to breathe when shadows are near. I try to promise myself to think things through before I speak.
golden heron
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 4:45 AM UTC
Promise to move with me,
not against me,
feel the drum in your ribs,
the tide in your breath.
Promise to rest when the pulse slows,
to rise when it sparks.
Feel the rush before the ache,
the beat before the break.
Stay close, stay true,
and I’ll carry you forward
in the rhythm we make together.
quiet reed
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 12:45 AM UTC
Be with me til the end
steady elm
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM UTC
Listening
Was never a strong suit
of mine
It's time to stop
trying to put on a strong suit
For everyone
Maybe it's time
to let my true self show
Maybe it's time
to let my body grow.
amber lantern
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC
A good deal more mutually satisfying sex. Spontaneously generated with a joyous glee.
Easily the very best way to start the day.
weary lark
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 10:26 PM UTC
To love
And be loved
To see
And be seen
To help
And be helped
To hear
And be heard
brave lantern
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM UTC
If you put your head
on my chest
you can sometimes hear the voices
yelling out
"health, health"
My body tells me that it wants health
salted orchard
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM UTC
He loves you
But you don't love him
Please don't let him touch us again
restless river
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 12:48 PM UTC
The storm's touching down
questioning the lysis ever profound
but no,
you've been turgid
of the heart's grip.
If the toxic do infect
keep the substratum intact
moonlit moth
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 10:26 AM UTC
It’s yours to live, do believe
Promise to love it a little more
This body is your destiny
Promise to be and keep it happy
Lay supine
Treat it well and be kind
weathered pine
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 10:03 AM UTC
"Promise me you won't hurt me again," my body cries.
"I...can't," I reply.
"Scars to hide, bleeding eyes, to tame thoughts of suicide that never die."
"Why don't you love me, why do you hurt me? Show your scars, ask for help, talk in depth."
It pleads, "Do it for me, for yourself."
"I can't"... and that was the end.
soft cloud
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM UTC
To listen when it speaks.
Time out.
Smell the rose's.
And give yourself a break.
This body is yours.
Take care of it.
Like you would take care of your flower garden.
Cherish yourself
restless cloud
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM UTC
I'm not here to speak
Of what injustices await--
The underbellies of violators
Or the error in their ways
I, your body,
Possess a power
Eyed by bodies
Men dream devour
They could not care less
For age, weight, or dress
The tourists will still
Lust after your flesh
When those meant to guide you
Choose comfort instead
I, your mistress,
Surrender myself
But promises made
Are promises kept
And promises met
Are met with regret
Like I when I let them
First ravage our flesh
humble lantern
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 6:59 AM UTC
I believe within myself, my beautiful body wants many things. But especially to treat myself with respect and honor my voices that speak within. To heal from depression and sorrow. Promising to slow down and try to breathe when shadows are near. I try to promise myself to think things through before I speak.
golden heron
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 4:45 AM UTC
Be with me til the end
steady elm
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM UTC
A good deal more mutually satisfying sex. Spontaneously generated with a joyous glee.
Easily the very best way to start the day.
weary lark
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 10:26 PM UTC
My body?
yearning for the love and attention I starve it of
it cries and decays because I only cause it harm
whether it be physical or mental
I hurt myself more than others
I'd rather be destroyed on the inside than to be seen as unlikeable
What my body wants you ask?
A chance to live freely
away from all judgement and pain
to be free from all I have done
abused destroyed and malnourished
love me it cries
love me like you love the people who have hurt you
abused and used you
why dont you
small stoat
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 8:52 PM UTC
My body?
It wants a lot,
I can tell you that much
but what I think it wants most
from my own heart, my own words
is for me to promise,
promise to drop that blade
untie the noose
cut those strings
and live freely
instead of simply surviving
faded ferry
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM UTC
To be it's caretaker and to realize it has limits and to be respectful .
amber wren
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 12:15 PM UTC
How many more scents,
will you have me know?
How many more times,
must we ruin our sleep,
to feed some poor girl's false reality?
What happened to you,
wide-eyed kind boy?
It may not be today;
it may not be tomorrow:
But promise me
a return
to the rosy lens we once knew.
shy ferry
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 10:10 AM UTC
My fingers meet the blade
should I stop? can I?
it learns my shoulder in pink scars
"can they stay scars?"
the truth is... I do not know
gentle otter
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM UTC
Promise me
that you wont give up
that your soul wont abandon me
stay with me
i know im causing you pain
all the time now
but you must understand
this is for the best
promise me
you wont give up that
and always get up
golden barn
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:17 AM UTC
Taking good care of what’s God given
so we can age with dignity.
Respect your Creator, your life and yourself. It’s called love.
small window
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM UTC
I will hold the weight of your bones
caress the scars where the world was too loud
listen to the quiet places where your breath falters
I will cherish the salt of your sweat
the tremor in your hands
I will be here when you collapse
cradling the fumble beneath your ribs
until it tames the rhythm of fear
I will witness the language of exhaustion
the way your shoulders carry
the ghosts of yesterday
tiny badger
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 5:21 AM UTC
Promise to move with me,
not against me,
feel the drum in your ribs,
the tide in your breath.
Promise to rest when the pulse slows,
to rise when it sparks.
Feel the rush before the ache,
the beat before the break.
Stay close, stay true,
and I’ll carry you forward
in the rhythm we make together.
quiet reed
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 12:45 AM UTC
Listening
Was never a strong suit
of mine
It's time to stop
trying to put on a strong suit
For everyone
Maybe it's time
to let my true self show
Maybe it's time
to let my body grow.
amber lantern
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC
To love
And be loved
To see
And be seen
To help
And be helped
To hear
And be heard
brave lantern
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM UTC
My body?
It wants a lot,
I can tell you that much
but what I think it wants most
from my own heart, my own words
is for me to promise,
promise to drop that blade
untie the noose
cut those strings
and live freely
instead of simply surviving
faded ferry
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM UTC
The storm's touching down
questioning the lysis ever profound
but no,
you've been turgid
of the heart's grip.
If the toxic do infect
keep the substratum intact
moonlit moth
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 10:26 AM UTC
My fingers meet the blade
should I stop? can I?
it learns my shoulder in pink scars
"can they stay scars?"
the truth is... I do not know
gentle otter
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM UTC
To listen when it speaks.
Time out.
Smell the rose's.
And give yourself a break.
This body is yours.
Take care of it.
Like you would take care of your flower garden.
Cherish yourself
restless cloud
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM UTC
I will hold the weight of your bones
caress the scars where the world was too loud
listen to the quiet places where your breath falters
I will cherish the salt of your sweat
the tremor in your hands
I will be here when you collapse
cradling the fumble beneath your ribs
until it tames the rhythm of fear
I will witness the language of exhaustion
the way your shoulders carry
the ghosts of yesterday
tiny badger
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 5:21 AM UTC
Be with me til the end
steady elm
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM UTC
My body?
yearning for the love and attention I starve it of
it cries and decays because I only cause it harm
whether it be physical or mental
I hurt myself more than others
I'd rather be destroyed on the inside than to be seen as unlikeable
What my body wants you ask?
A chance to live freely
away from all judgement and pain
to be free from all I have done
abused destroyed and malnourished
love me it cries
love me like you love the people who have hurt you
abused and used you
why dont you
small stoat
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 8:52 PM UTC
He loves you
But you don't love him
Please don't let him touch us again
restless river
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 12:48 PM UTC
How many more scents,
will you have me know?
How many more times,
must we ruin our sleep,
to feed some poor girl's false reality?
What happened to you,
wide-eyed kind boy?
It may not be today;
it may not be tomorrow:
But promise me
a return
to the rosy lens we once knew.
shy ferry
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 10:10 AM UTC
"Promise me you won't hurt me again," my body cries.
"I...can't," I reply.
"Scars to hide, bleeding eyes, to tame thoughts of suicide that never die."
"Why don't you love me, why do you hurt me? Show your scars, ask for help, talk in depth."
It pleads, "Do it for me, for yourself."
"I can't"... and that was the end.
soft cloud
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM UTC
Taking good care of what’s God given
so we can age with dignity.
Respect your Creator, your life and yourself. It’s called love.
small window
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM UTC
I believe within myself, my beautiful body wants many things. But especially to treat myself with respect and honor my voices that speak within. To heal from depression and sorrow. Promising to slow down and try to breathe when shadows are near. I try to promise myself to think things through before I speak.
golden heron
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 4:45 AM UTC
Listening
Was never a strong suit
of mine
It's time to stop
trying to put on a strong suit
For everyone
Maybe it's time
to let my true self show
Maybe it's time
to let my body grow.
amber lantern
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC
If you put your head
on my chest
you can sometimes hear the voices
yelling out
"health, health"
My body tells me that it wants health
salted orchard
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM UTC
To be it's caretaker and to realize it has limits and to be respectful .
amber wren
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 12:15 PM UTC
It’s yours to live, do believe
Promise to love it a little more
This body is your destiny
Promise to be and keep it happy
Lay supine
Treat it well and be kind
weathered pine
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 10:03 AM UTC
Promise me
that you wont give up
that your soul wont abandon me
stay with me
i know im causing you pain
all the time now
but you must understand
this is for the best
promise me
you wont give up that
and always get up
golden barn
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:17 AM UTC
I'm not here to speak
Of what injustices await--
The underbellies of violators
Or the error in their ways
I, your body,
Possess a power
Eyed by bodies
Men dream devour
They could not care less
For age, weight, or dress
The tourists will still
Lust after your flesh
When those meant to guide you
Choose comfort instead
I, your mistress,
Surrender myself
But promises made
Are promises kept
And promises met
Are met with regret
Like I when I let them
First ravage our flesh
humble lantern
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 6:59 AM UTC
Promise to move with me,
not against me,
feel the drum in your ribs,
the tide in your breath.
Promise to rest when the pulse slows,
to rise when it sparks.
Feel the rush before the ache,
the beat before the break.
Stay close, stay true,
and I’ll carry you forward
in the rhythm we make together.
quiet reed
May 3
May 3, 2026 at 12:45 AM UTC
A good deal more mutually satisfying sex. Spontaneously generated with a joyous glee.
Easily the very best way to start the day.
weary lark
May 2
May 2, 2026 at 10:26 PM UTC