child

by Iolana Paedelt cut me with your liesandlet me bleed out,drown in red blood-as i sinkdown,deeper into the dark abyss,still thinking that it’s love,when all you want issee me chokeon your darkness,so you can breathe. i asked you to stay.i said“you don’t have to leave.”you gave me all your words,your promises,and did it anyway.now i don’t know what is more Read More

you can tell me i’m wrong

by Linda M. Crate i will not bowsuppose i am not the perfect incantationof female they seeki am too fierce and wildrefusing to be tamedi want to be appreciated foreverything i amnot forced to change for the sake of anyone,who are they to demand thatfrom me?i am who i amand they are but men not gods,never will i surrender to Read More

i refuse to believe your lies

by Linda M. Crate so long i have seen myselfthrough the dirty lensof your eyes,but i am not not the villainyou made me out to be;and you are no victor or victimjust an insincere devil untruemasquerading as an angelperhaps you miss heavenbut you’ve fallen—you lamented once you used to knowwhat people wanted,but i think you forgot your soulwas gone along Read More