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Mental Health UNawareness

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

TRIGGER CAUTION. This poem deals with abuse, self-harm, and suicide. Please remember that there’s a difference between awareness that intervenes and awareness that notes a life’s passing. I’ve witnessed those who knew better turn away, not just from me, but … Continue reading →

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Real

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Christina Anne Hawthorne

The air wasn’t there… she breathed rhapsody. Touch lingered in quivering echo, ecstasy holding tight. Gossamer strands of light, lips caressing. Intimacy with rays. Discovering what it was to feel. Had she become real? Lacerating had been bleeding herself alive. … Continue reading →