Dysphoria (Page 2)

A photo of a brunette woman wearing white cotton gloves and removing a white theatrical mask from her face. The remainder of the image is a black background.

Skin (a anaphoric poem)

This skin
my mask
behind it
inside
I hide from the world
I hide from you
never showing
all that I feel
never showing
how deep

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A photo of an old, wood-framed, Victorian era mirror with one of its two flourishes broken off. It is leaning against a worn and cracked wall with exposed brick at the bottom and up the side. The heavily worn and marked wooden frame, dirty glass, and damaged silver backing decry the mirror's age.

downfall (thoughts)

It’s funny how something as innocent as a mirror
can be the downfall of so many people.

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Painted wooden Pinocchio dolls (Image: Angor1975)

“Someday, I’m gonna be…”

My anger always turned to crying,
and my desperation turned to asking God one more time…

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