Poems from Munkee-e

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And though words can harm and destroy, they can also help to heal and express, which is why I write poetry. Poetry has helped me - and is counting to help me - with mental illness. I'm an advocate for using and enjoying the arts because they can simultaneously act as a powerful tool to make connections and as a coping mechanism. I hope to make at least one person's life easier by reading something I've written, just as reading someone else's material has done for me.
I can't be who you want, Believe me 'cause I've tried. Why can't I be who I want? Why must I change my mind? What happened to the...
I rise not for the sole purpose of Having some place to be- which I do, But rather, because I want to. I rise for all of the people who...
It's only in my dreams that I say what I mean, because I think too much when I feel too much-- or too little, and I find myself forgetting...
Life's a roller coaster, filled with highs and lows, but some things, you just have to let go. Depression's a battle, one I have fought, I...
There's so much in my mind that I don't understand, things that I should let go, instead of burying in my head. But I've tried to quiet...

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