Bleeding Glass
Sofia S.B.
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This short collection of poems depicts two of the things that I and many others struggle with out of the many aspects of mental health: body dysmorphia and suicidal ideation. Although there is so much more to my story, these are two things that I battle day to day and I wanted to share my experience. The first piece is aimed to tackle in intricate detail what it feels like to not know how you actually look, and the constant anxiety and body checking to try to decipher it and how others perceive you. The second piece describes the thoughts that ran through my head constantly when my suicidal ideation was at its worst. I am proud of both of these pieces, the vulnerability is especially new to me since I am usually a private person. I hope that through this collection whoever reads this can really feel the emotions encapsulated in it.
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To me, creativity is something that is in all of us as people, and we can tap into it if we reach deep enough. It is a force that helps us color outside of the lines and turn something ordinary into something breathtaking and exceptional.
