therisa : Writing

What Is The Missing Link?

What Is The Missing Link?

A Poem by therisa


I find myselfStruggling to makeThat breakthrough pointWhich allows meTo be fully openTalking about my pastWhile not feelingI am being victimizedAgain...
The Rejected Suitor

The Rejected Suitor

A Poem by therisa


The words are thereYet they are silentRefusing to talkTo me.As ifI have hurt themSomehowBy observing their danceAcross the page.By infringing Upon the..
The Verge

The Verge

A Poem by therisa


Find myselfSlipping backwards Into a spaceLong thought behind meWhere negativity Rules every thought.Consuming meOne dark thoughtAt a time.Questioning..
Frazzled Beyond Control

Frazzled Beyond Control

A Poem by therisa


Am sitting In front of a computerMy thoughts are scattered In all directionBy a strong mental windBlowing across my mindscape.Pushing meIn a direction..
The Taint Continues

The Taint Continues

A Poem by therisa


I find myselfStanding upon the edge Of another precinctAs I struggle to regainPsychological balanceLost so many years agoWhen I was a child.Knowing I ..
Enter The Night

Enter The Night

A Poem by therisa


If I am yo-yoingIt must be That time of dayAgain for meSigh.The morning’s energyWhich fueled meIs slowly dissipatingFrom my bodyInto the dreaded..
Invisible Walls

Invisible Walls

A Poem by therisa


Before meStands a blank sheetAwaiting The strokes of my penAs it flows across.Leaving behindMy unconscious thoughtsOf the timesWhen life wasBrutal har..
Did You Get My Dead Roses?

Did You Get My Dead Roses?

A Poem by therisa


Another part of my past.
Welcome To My World

Welcome To My World

A Poem by therisa


On the surfacePeople often see meSmiling or jokingYet if you dig A little further downYou find a different story.Of a womanWhom never seemsAble to rea..
Overachiever?

Overachiever?

A Poem by therisa


Why are peopleSo nervous When I start talkingAbout suicide?It is not Like I am going To kill myselfAt that very momentOf time.RatherAn attemptTo talk ..