Confiding in a friend is like shouting – you have to get a bit closer before they really hear you.
my mother says I am impressive. what does that mean? I yo-yo between the ridiculousness of her words and the incredulity that she would say something that she didn’t believe, therefore it must surely be true. my mother says I am impressive. parents are biased. parents see what they want to see. parents are wrong…
Last night I had a terrible dream I can’t remember what happened but it left a shadow of itself in my mind, and I know, I just know my body owes my brain an apology for all the trouble it has caused and are you sorry, body, are you sorry yet?
the wheelchair, the cobbled street. happy because – happy. No reasons to be seen. a stray boy interacting with nothing. filthy hair, head slumped low but bobbing with every guffaw. Small town poverty, invisible life. a semi-stoned shadow lurching from side to side in the dimming light.
writersamblog: Excerpt from my chapbook 🙂 https://www.writersam.co.uk/empowerthy
“I write songs I can’t listen to.” – Professor Green Me too. I write poems I can’t read. I want to write poems I can’t read. They would probably be my best poems.
Gonna wear a tight-fitting dress to a party tomorrow and not even worry about how weird my belly looks cuz I can’t help that there’s a flat bit where my bowel used to be that makes the rest of my belly stick out more so I’m just gonna be comfortable with my post-op / post-cancer…
If enough people see your scars do they get any lighter? if more people know why there is a cavity where your bowel should be does your stomach stick out a little less? Is there power in more pairs of eyes? I feel better for being known a tiny bit better. I feel stronger for…
I had an article published on Quiet Revolution! It is: An open letter to everyone who has ever made me feel like there is something wrong with me—unintentionally or otherwise. Read it here: http://www.quietrev.com/portraits/sam-rose/ Hope it is relatable – I’ve had some really nice comments on it already, which is awesome!