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Redemption

A Poem by Askew

I want to be stabbedA knife thrust into my gutOnly once or twice, no need to worryA different kind of penetrationWill it feel different?Hurt more or l..

The Oldest

A Poem by Askew

There is something about being the oldest child Grandchild Cousin Niece I was the first to bear the weight of expectation The first to be gifted..

It Hurts

A Poem by Askew

I love easily and deeply I say it all the time to anyone and anything My mom and I end every phone call with, "Okay, love you, bye!" Every time I..

Hunger

A Poem by Askew

I have never been hungrier than I am nowAt 22 I am starved and feralI felt the first pangs of hunger when I was 12Tiny groans in the pit of my stomach..

My Shameful Secret

A Poem by Askew

Do you want to know a secret? Something I could never tell anyone I know? I want to be loved Desperately and passionately I want someone to hold ..

A Father and a Daughter

A Poem by Askew

He loves meHe holds me as a child when I am hurtHe accepts me as his own though we don’t share bloodHe hates meHe shuns me as an adult when I ma..

You Turn Me Into Gaia

A Poem by Askew

I have always been made up of harsh things Broken glass and mirror shards Vodka straight from the bottle and the smell of cigarettes Bloody lips ..

Facts and Questions

A Poem by Askew

Things I know: 1. Every cell in our body is replaced every 7 to 10 years. 2. The human brain often copes with sexual trauma by turning it into ..

I Don’t Want To Love You Anymore

A Poem by Askew

I miss you I know I don’t show it But I do I miss you with every fibre of my being The way you held me That smug smile Your laughter The ..

Pain is Beauty

A Poem by Askew

I will never stop romanticisingmy painBecause the second I doEverything beautiful in my world will disappearThe horrors I've endured are what make it ..