Writing

Her Paintbrush

A Poem by River Cole

Her PaintbrushHer paintbrush is a razor,Her canvas, her wrist "I deserve the pain."She shrugs and insist One day the brush will push ..

floating dead fishes

A Poem by Sid

it's just something close to my heart

Put Down The Razor

A Poem by Frito

Put down the razor your skin can’t take much morePut down the razor you have so much more to live forPut down the razor i know it gets toughBut ..

self destruction

A Poem by mads

---have you ever felt like you could conquer the worldand drive a car at 100 miles per hour?the wind roaring into your earsheadlights fading into lant..

konmari your brain

A Poem by mads

---oftentimes I find myself perusingthe self-help sections in dusty bookstores,searching, looking for the perfect novel.I don’t understand why I..

headache

A Poem by mads

---keeping up appearances on social mediaso your family doesn’t worry about your thoughtscan cause you to sometimes slip up by accident.“w..

suicide

A Poem by Corbin Pauwels

TRIGGER WARNING: poem describes details of suicide, death, self harm, depression, etc.

One Cut, Two Cuts, Three Cuts, Four

A Poem by Dammie

This is a poem about my history of self harm so if you get triggered by that, I'd advice not to read it

Forever Young

A Poem by Blue Belle

Playing houseor with dolls.Swinging as highas you can.Feeling as ifthis will beforever.Untilit isn’t.Untilyou arein thatcap and grownwalking acr..

The Ocean

A Poem by Blue Belle

The cold damp sandy shore. The icy water numbing your feet. The Earth beneath crumbling. The whoosh of the waves. It is calling ..

brother of mine

A Poem by thuy

my relationship with my brother, (it's gotten better the past year)

Burning Numbness

A Poem by Teagan

*TW* *self-harm* *depression and anxiety* I wrote this on a road trip when I was reflecting upon my past

Five Years

A Poem by Hayley

A poem I wrote on the 5th anniversary of my being clean of self-harm.

when speaking to a depressed version of me:

A Story by nemo1

Excerpt from a collection of essays and narrative nonfiction "half baked incapacitated queer" exploring the phenomena of pain offset relief and the le..