Today marks my thirty-sixth birthday, reflecting on a life filled with struggles, heartache, and growth. I've faced challenges including suicide attempts and losses, yet emerged…
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Lost In The Trenches
The post addresses feelings of despair and hopelessness, encouraging individuals to seek help amid their struggles. It emphasizes the importance of finding a reason to…
Continue Reading....Just Breathe
The content emphasizes the importance of breathwork in releasing stored anxiety and trauma. It encourages individuals to take deep breaths, hold, and exhale while focusing…
Continue Reading....Healing from Depression: From Machine to Humanity
The author reflects on past struggles with depression, likening their former emotional state to being a machine, devoid of feelings. Acknowledging the pain of healing,…
Continue Reading....Finding Love and Healing Through Faith
The narrator reflects on their challenging journey through life, marked by profound lows and moments of despair, including a near-fatal attempt to escape pain. They…
Continue Reading....Addicted To A Life On Fire
The author reflects on a metaphorical addiction to chaos and self-sabotage, likening their life to playing with fire without substance abuse. They express a desire…
Continue Reading....Spiraling
The author expresses a constant feeling of being in a spiral, always striving for achievements and struggling with fleeting happiness, longing for stability and contentment…
Continue Reading....Dancing on Thin Ice: Embracing Vulnerability
The speaker reflects on self-imposed walls initially built for protection, which now hinder connection with others. Longing for deeper interactions, they acknowledge the need to…
Continue Reading....Dancing With Death
The speaker reflects on their tumultuous relationship with Death, describing it as a dance filled with longing and rejection. Despite the pain and pleasure of…
Continue Reading....Welcome Friend
I’m so glad you came I know it’s been rough lately But it just wouldn’t be the same without you here Step inside and sit down for a while Pick…
Continue Reading....running to the dawn
The narrator feels disconnected, as if their feet and thoughts have abandoned them, leaving them anxious and stuck in a perpetual dawn. They yearn for…
Continue Reading....Warrior Of The Mind my 1st acrostic
Warriors of the mind you and I. Facing daily battles and struggles, yet we never yield. Each struggle, each battle a chance to learn, to…
Continue Reading....Free Book Promotion
From October 12-16, 2025, Jordan Francis, The Mad Poet, will offer a free promotion of his poetry e-books, Sailing in Dark Waters and The Sword…
Continue Reading....A Generation Born To Wander
The post reflects the struggles of a generation burdened by debt and societal expectations, longing to explore life's mysteries but feeling trapped in a cycle…
Continue Reading....When My Time Comes
The speaker expresses a desire for acceptance at the time of their passing, encouraging loved ones not to mourn but to celebrate their life. They…
Continue Reading....I Dreamt I was gone
The dream reflects the author’s internal struggle with feelings of worthlessness, questioning whether their absence would be mourned. They recognize these negative thoughts stem from…
Continue Reading....Junk Ambition In Isolation
I was left to my own devices Many days fell away with nothing to show How am I going to be an optimist about this …
Continue Reading....Lust For Life
The content explores the duality of life and death experienced by those with depression. It conveys a profound longing for genuine living despite the overwhelming…
Continue Reading....I’m An Old Man Now
I’m an old man now Not necessarily by age For I’m only 35 But I’m older than I ever thought I’d be Older than I…
Continue Reading....World War Me
For almost as long as I can remember I have warred against myself And I have lost more battles than I care to remember to…
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