pain

Mar 3, 2022

Elikem’s Corner: 22

I dream of 22 Of freedom  Of happiness Of bliss Of life   21 has been nothing but pain  Bruised thighs and frozen toes Red hands and swollen fingers Brought in through the darkest, coldest nights  On a long, hard road Filled with blood, sweat, tears Shaky arms and long car rides Secret meals and…

Apr 7, 2021

Elikem’s Corner: Tombstone

CW: Death   What will you write on my tombstone when they bury me?  When I am finally free from these burdens placed upon me When I can finally rest,  peacefully and far, far, far away from the likes of you     Will you omit the truth?  The parts about your abuse?  The parts…

Mar 10, 2021

Elikem’s Corner: Screams

CW: self-harm When you don’t have a voice, you’ve got to scream somehow  And I’ve spent these 20 odd years trying to figure out how to scream  Trying to figure out how to breathe  Trying to figure out how to simply exist in this world  Trying to find my voice so I don’t have to scream …

Feb 3, 2021

Elikem’s Corner: Many Pieces

I know I am not broken But I still feel shattered, ripped, and scattered  I am still exhausted from trying to piece everything together  Trying to make sense of senseless actions and exclamations  Trying to make sense of the thoughts floating in me Trying to make sense of the scars and bruises  Trying to make…

Jan 27, 2021

Elikem’s Corner: Maybe, Just Maybe

They say pain makes us who we are But I don’t want to be my pain I don’t want to carry these burdens and scars placed on me I don’t want to carry this feeling forever This feeling that maybe Black girls like me do not deserve to be loved That maybe we do not…