“HEART STRUCK NUMB” (I can’t write like I used to…) I cannot write like I used to, since my heart struck numb. Suffered such grief that it’s lost it’s tongue! No desire for it to speak, no urge to outwardly express. Forever keeping to itself and concealing the distress. Tired and exhausted, the passion quickly … More “Heart Struck Numb” (I can’t write like I used to…) by Westley Nash
“After we have suffered emotional hurt, especially at the hands of someone we trusted it’s said that we grow eyes in the back of our head; to look out for danger and threats sneaking up on us… But we must be wary! As these eyes grew from feelings of pain and betrayal; they are biassed! … More “Eyes In The Back Of Our Head” (a philosophy about past hurt)
“Empty hollows echo the silence of hearts left broken. The urge to repair bleeds out from wounds cleaved deeply by the swords of an apathetic resistance massing on the field of battle, where all impetus of emotion is swiftly suppressed. Of course, such wars they unleash daily! But by the gods great mercy always safely … More “Maelstrom” (the emotional storm awakes…)
“It’s been so long since our brief eternity passed from wonderland. A growing age away I find myself asking if it were merely a dream sat paling in a wishful mind. A fond fairytale where (for a short while at least) I could be the one you needed. But as I look upon you now, … More “Nomad” (our ending was your beginning…)
The process of emotional healing is one of ongoing progression. After suffering an emotional trauma that leaves us feeling very hurt and unsteady within our hearts, I’ve come to believe that it’s far better to take longer to tread the path ahead with careful and deliberate steps, past all the raised stones and potholes in … More Emotional Healing (a careful journey)
“I’m trying to face the fact that I can’t put this off any longer, it’s time to accept the truth that you’re gone. I’m convincing myself it’s for the best, that I’m just putting your things away for safety, discarding only that which you will no longer need. But every single item I touch holds … More “The Aftermath” (a poem about facing grief)
I once furnished this world with such emotive poetry. Turned every emotion, every sensation and every dream into a seemingly endless parade of romantic celebrations and lustful aspirations. All of them spoken with honor; the proud confessions of a bravely vulnerable soul. The pen was me and the paper was my mirror, reflecting my very … More “Vault” (the unspoken tragedy)
I’d never ever felt this way until you had to say goodbye. A feeling of loss so intense it’s like I actually might die. I can’t eat, I can’t sleep, your face is all that I see. My chest feels so tight that sometimes I can’t even breathe. For it’s not like you’ve just moved … More Left Behind (a poem about losing a loved one)
It is my belief that after failing so consistently in finding love we must all go through a stage of controlled (& hopefully temporary) emotional shut down, where for our own sake we cut back all of our feelings to a bare minimum while we begin work on a psychological recovery. For while our need … More “Emotional Shutdown” (a recovery time)
When you lose a loved one they often say itʼs best not to dwell on the past. Now while I do actually agree with this (that we sacrifice our future if we live forever in the past) from my own experience I also found that itʼs almost impossible not to. Because everything about that person & … More Dwelling on the Past (coping with grief)
Thoughts of Steel 