EllieMae

Every flaw. You are your own voice teacher. You hear every flaw and know how to fix it. Therapists call you aware. And doctors do too.

You deserve smiles like stars You deserve smiles like stars. And I know you feel like You’ll never be pretty. Because some people aren’t pretty. But your tears are a ...

Always mine; never yours. The words I say to myself Scrape plaque off my teeth. Looking in the mirror, The unsettling thought invades my mind. I have only been yours, ...

Sinners and Saints They say a saint Is a sinner who keeps on trying. Who am I If I am a sinner who wants try, But can’t. A sinner who ...

When daydreams turn to suicide notes, TW- Suicide You know you need to get some help. Desperately lonely, you don’t speak, But all you want is to feel an embrace ...

When did the words in my poems become literal? How long can I do this? Before I can’t. How many more days can I open my eyes And breathe And ...

who You were to me. i miss every piece of who you were to me. the truth is, i dont know if you are real, but i do know that ...

A girls guide to being pretty in college. Pretty girls have friends in college, They are part of all the parties. All I have to wallow in Is my own ...

dreams never shared i dream of a life where i am never called strong again. i dream of a life where i can look pretty without everyone noticing. i dream ...

life as a movie if my life was a movie, it would start by showing the girl i was before. the only scars on my skin, were the ones from ...

Squeeze and Squirm There is room for all except for me. always space to squeeze and squirm an extra friend. spots for all but not quite enough for my tiny ...

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, is something I hate to hear. It reminds me of my mother's rage, and all the pain she has refused to heal ...

My mother wasn't always a mother, she was once a little girl who played with dolls and needed help to tie the ribbon on the back of her dress. She ...

You are learning to knit. I try to rest, but not even sleep wants me. It is at these moments that I think about you. You are learning to knit. ...

Two-sided I prayed for the mother you were when others were around. I prayed that she would stay and that her laughter would linger. The only time I remember you ...