Category: Gender roles

• Epitaph

  As if life wasn’t hard enoughYou and I danced a beautifulDance of dysfunction As I look backThere were all these signsBut why did I ignore them? Was it because I wasDrawn to the fireAs a moth is drawn toThe flame? You told me life was preciousBut you didn’t knowJust how precious it wasUntil you walked […]

  August 13, 2021

  christianity, communication, domestic violence, Gender roles, Healing, life, Love, Marriage, Psychology, Relationship, religion, self-knowledge, soul

• Gaslighter

  Over and over againIt goesIn my mindAnd my thoughtsMy soul Who was he?Who were we? Quiet memories ofEvenings spent watching LOTRAnd your favorite animes:Full Metal AlchemistDeath NoteNaruto I lived for theseMoments of connectionWith youWhere I could catch aGlimpse of theWorlds in which you livedThe tropes you operated on How many timesDid we fightAnd all I […]

  August 1, 2021

  abuse, art, communication, domestic violence, Gender roles, life, Love, Marriage, music, overseas singaporean, Psychology, religion

• Nice Girl

  You try to be kindYou try to be goodBut have you been kindTo yourself? Have you thoughtAbout how muchYou can bearHow much you can carry? The only crossYou ever needed to carryWas your ownYet you had no time for that You see the sadnessAnd loneliness in othersBut do you seeThe devastation in your own heart? […]

  July 30, 2021

  abuse, christianity, communication, Gender roles, life, Love