Depression Growing up Melancolía Quotes Self Self esteem

Quotes

Be wary for sometimes the one you love the most will be nothing more than a clever rogue- Remember that sadness is a feeling. It too shall pass- Do not fret for we are all in it together- Working out can be hard, I know, but just think that when you’re done, you’ll be cheering, “heigh ho!”- Don’t think you’re so special, you’re not the only one- I wouldn’t wish anyone condemned to the gallows…

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La Melancolía del Amor

Aquí estamos todos Todos estamos aquí Luchando por la sobrevivencia De no dejarnos ir La codicia, las addicionciones, las obsesiones Que difícil es no caer en una de aquellas tentaciones Pero la mas fuerte de todas, puede que sea el amor Porque ese si te seduce con fervor Si tienes suerte, te dara lo mejor Pero si no, te hara perder el control Ahogándote con tragos melancólicos llenos de dolor

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The First Try

I have just returned from enjoying a vast lunch at my boarding school cafeteria. As I dawdle into the fluorescent lit bathroom of my dorm, I see my roommate standing before the large rectangular mirror. I stop to watch as she tends to herself over one of the four, white, ceramic sinks. Her dark, silky, shoulder-length hair is pulled back into a messy ponytail.  I scan her figure swiftly which sports a black, full-body, leotard. She’s tall and…

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Mexico

A Day at the Park

I was born in Chicago on a cold and misty January morning but wouldn’t stay there long enough to notice. Before I was even a week old, my parents flew me down to Mexico City to be raised alongside my older sister.  Lucky for me, I wouldn’t have to bare coping with the Windy City’s long and treacherous winters. Instead, Mexico’s capital spoiled me with its almost year-round, spring-like weather, which suited me just fine. This…

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Growing up Melancolía Self Self destruction Self esteem

The Abortion of Myself

My legs have become long bending wires Awaiting the internal volcanic eruption Blood runs out, producing drowning piles I have no control of any inner-emotion As painful tears flow from my swollen eyes I evoke something unfamiliar purging from my flesh Laboring itself through agonizing cries I clear my vision to perceive that it’s fresh The smell that launders a newborn creature Is unveiled into this world of uncertain and twisted trails My body is left in a cold sweaty…

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A Panic Attack

Those who have ever suffered an anxiety attack know just how unpleasant the experience can be… Suddenly, out of nowhere, you feel an unexplained shortness of breath. Your heart starts racing to what feels like a million beats per second.  All you can think is, “I can’t breathe! I’m having a heart attack!” Your breath becomes one with your racing heartbeat.  You hear and feel both, consecutively, getting louder and louder within the walls of your…

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