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“ But nobody writes fairy talesabout the ugly and poemsare not there for the brokenand I will never find myselfin the words of a hymnnor will any whispered prayerever say my name(which name, which meam I looking for?)because I am shoutingat a cross splintered into piecesby my angry fists, and cryingat the stained glass fallinglike killing rain around me. ”

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It’s voyeuristic the way you searchfor answers in these cries for help,and how you see Death’s fingersbut always think they’re paintbrushes.

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Miriam Joy Depression Grief Poetry

I felt happier yesterday. I do not feel happy today – I feelabandoned and godless and brokenin a church built for the damnedwith artificial light through stained glassand warped wooden doors.

~ Miriam Joy

Miriam Joy Depression Poetry Religion Sadness

I am still trying and trying to exorcise youbut you cling to me like mud or bloodstains,like a battlefield fought in my imaginationevery day that I raise my pen against the swordyou used to slice my heart into small, bitter pieces.

~ Miriam Joy

Miriam Joy Loss Poetry Relationship

When I wake from my nightmaresI’m more afraid of the breath in my lungs than whatever might be chasing me.

~ Miriam Joy

Miriam Joy Identity Poetry Self