Erin Michelle Smith

The following is a work in progress One      Today was going to be a great day! The morning sun peeked through the clouds, casting a warm, golden light over everything. The sky was huge, stretching forever in soft blues and whites. In the background, the familiar buzz of summer’s insects filled the air, little things darting about like they were in a hurry. Maybe they knew their time was short. Maybe that’s why they never stopped moving. But the river - the river - it never rushed. It just kept [...]

Content warning: childhood sexual abuse, dissociation Alone, confused    Tired of being used    But what can I do    I'm addicted to you We live in a reality    Without any real honesty    Where white is blue    And we've all learned how to screw Can you see    The hypocrisy in me    yes it's true    I can lie to you too I was only seven    So I made her in my mind    To smile through the sickness    To carry what was mine Do you remember    Ice cream in December    For two long years words [...]