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Looking Outside Of The Shell

A Poem by therisa

Oh I knowIt’s so easyFor meTo hide awayWithin my small apartment.Watching the world Stride awayLetting my daemonsControl my destiny.Instead of F..

Untitled (January 8, 2011)

A Poem by therisa

SoftlyThe snow falls around meCovering my tracksUpon the sidewalkWithin minutes.A silent reminderOf what has been lostNever to returnTo me.As I walkTo..

Speaking THe Unspoken

A Poem by therisa

Part of my past, which I am only starting to come to terms with.

What May Flow

A Chapter by therisa

In front of meStands a blank computer screenEagerly awaiting my wordsmith’s touchYet nothing comes forthExcept white staticFrom my brain.Type yo..

Just A Girl

A Chapter by therisa

First time, I saw myself, as a woman in the mirror.

Who We Are

A Chapter by therisa

We haveAll seen pictures of ourselvesWearing our parents’ clothes or shoes.Yet For some of usThis desire goes deeperInto an uncontrollable needD..

Standing By Janus's Shoulders

A Poem by therisa

I standLooking outMy apartment windowAs people gather togetherTo celebrate The coming year.WonderingWhat the futureWill bring.Another yearOf painfulBu..

Condemn To Live

A Poem by therisa

I walk around The Valley of DeathForbidden to enterBy Death.AlthoughI long to joinThe recently dead.As they line-upRow by rowAwaiting Their final dest..

A Dream

A Poem by therisa

She stood before meA hesitating feminine figureUnsure of herselfWhether she was realOr not.Yet To my eyesShe was perfectionEverythingI wanted to beAnd..

My Christmas Wish

A Poem by therisa

Oh how I wishJust onceThat my wishes Could come true.Not asking For anything bigOr special.RatherJust a small requestWhen one stopsAnd thinks about it..