"A family together" by Rashawn Flood
Rashawn Flood
Here I sit in my room,
Staring out the window,
Up to the midnight sky
Not even two minutes had past from my tenth birthday, and all I could do was sit...
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"Your happiness, my death" by Rashawn Flood
Rashawn Flood
Here I am on my hands and knees,
Ready to drink your urine if you demanded it
Ready to bark like a dog,
Coward like a runt,
And run away with my tail tucked...
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"Unwavering nightmare" by Rashawn Flood
Rashawn Flood
Here I am
Sitting on the couch in underwear that I’ve been wearing for the past week
The remote resting in my left hand,
A corona gripped tight in my right hand since...
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"Dark whisper" by Rashawn Flood
Rashawn Flood
I’ve felt the demons taking over my soul for a while now
Screaming at me
Punching,
Kicking,
And spitting at me
As I try to avoid it
Ignore it
The growing pains get thicker and unbearable
They...
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"Should I?" by Rashawn Flood
Rashawn Flood
I keep asking myself…
“Should I do it?”
Should I pick up that knife and keep hurting myself
Should I….
Keep swallowing a bunch of pills
Eating percocets like they’re candy
Knocks out the pain and...
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"He who never healed" by Rashawn Flood
Rashawn Flood
I’ve never healed
I just forced myself to forget the pain I was feeling because I didn’t want to be weak
I forgot everything that happened to me and now,
I’m paying for...
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"We Danced" by Rashawn Flood
Rashawn Flood
I could see it in her eyes
She trusted me with her heart for the first time
Her body went soft as she melted in my arms
I could feel her sigh of...
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"I wish" by Rashawn Flood
Rashawn Flood
I wish someone cared enough about me to ask me about my day
To ask me if I’m hurting or if I’m in pain and what they can do to help...
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"But I’m not" by Rashawn Flood
Rashawn Flood
I’m alone
Gone,
Lost in this godforsaken world
My world is more dilated than my pupils and I cannot fathom the thought of ever being cared for
What is love?
What is it like to...
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"Till Death" by Rashawn Flood
Rashawn Flood
We let our lives
Mix with our pain
Night and day
Black and white
We are one
Until death do us part...
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