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  • Jake shared a letter in the Group logo of Mental Health

    Learning To Recycle

    Loving yourself is not easy
    Thinking about it makes me dizzy.
    My head spirals like the wind
    I think about what could have been
    Would my love for myself be different if I had not let society’s opinion take me on this tailspin?
    I wish I were a dog
    Not remembering their last internal sin.
    Giving myself love should not be difficult
    But my happiness d…read more

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  • db-cooper shared a letter in the Group logo of Mental Health

    RX Ginny Pig

    Hello in there, is your head working yet? Here just take another pill.
    For breakfast every morning I have a colorful array of meds.
    Just so I can fit in, I hate it I really do. don’t worry here’s another pill to cheer you up, one to keep u from your nightmarish dreams. One to stay awake, one for pain, another to be in a. Good mood, one to mak…read more

    Danielle Bettro

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  • Kiore shared a letter in the Group logo of Mental Health

    If I Won’t, Who Will?

    I was asked why I loved myself.
    Hmm, that’s a good question.
    Could it be because of how well I play with the cards that have been dealt?
    How I managed to cure myself of depression?
    How I chosen to turn every loss into a lesson?
    Maybe the compassion I have, not only for others but also for myself?
    You’d think that I’d be put first in that previ…read more

    Kiore Andrews

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  • Vision shared a letter in the Group logo of Mental Health

    Why i Love The Woman I've Become

    You’re Confident
    You’re Beautiful
    You’re Loving
    You’re Kind
    This beautiful heart that has developed
    To care about individuals as much as you do
    The confidence you truly found in you
    I’m proud and love the woman I’ve become
    It took me a long time to get here
    You’re a queen
    You’re a goddess
    You are it
    No one can take this away from you
    You…read more

    Vision .W

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  • rickwrites shared a letter in the Group logo of Mental Health

    Temple

    My body,
    What do you think of when I say that phrase ?

    Do you cringe in disgust or feel a deep praise?

    Whichever side you find yourself on the line..
    let me tell you about mine, and how an injury to my spine..

    Completely changed the way that I lived life,
    I’m grateful to be a father, because my surgeons weren’t sure if I could give lif…read more

    Rick Writes

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  • Maggie Faye shared a letter in the Group logo of Mental Health

    I wanted to be Hozier

    I was in awe of the whimsies and romance.
    I yearned for my art to comfort and soothe;
    For my art to hold the listener’s hearthurt the way my hearthurt was held,
    For my art to share imagery with songs of love,
    To create beauty in death as he created it.

    I wanted to be Hozier, but I have to be Poe, first.

    I have to walk through my Inferno to r…read more

    Maggie Faye

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    • Maggie, This is really powerful. I love this part: I have to talk to her and make peace with her.
      I have to parent her.
      I have to hold her.
      I have to become one with her once more.

      Keep fighting for yourself and your happiness. Also, this piece was selected to be included in our newsletter today! Keep on the lookout for it! <3 Lauren

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  • Stop, Drop, and Roll

    Dear Unsealers,
    I came up with an analogy to describe a battle with anxiety, I hope one can read this and feel less alone in their battles, or better yet, it will not resonate with you.

    What every therapist tells you sounds a lot like stop, drop, and roll.
    Firemen say that when there is an urgent flame upon you.
    When you get anxious,
    A…read more

    Anonymous

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  • To Be Alive

    I used to talk a lot. I’d do anything to keep the conversation going, to not be alone. If there was a lull, I’d say things like, “really?” or “wow” or “oh,” on and on. A filler. That’s all it was. Filler words had a hidden meaning to them; they begged, on hands and knees, and said, “Keep talking to me I can’t lose you I’d talk my throat dry if i…read more

    Natalya

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    • Natalya, This is beautiful! I love this line: “I’m not scared to lose anyone anymore. I’m only scared of letting the wrong ones in.” You have nothing to prove to anyone and you don’t need anyone to be your friend. Just keep being you, and keep those standards high. Thank you for sharing, and thank you for being part of The Unsealed family. <3 Lauren

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    • Your piece is truly exceptional, thank you for sharing it!

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    • Natalya, you are absolutley correct! You do deserve the utmost respect. I read this twice and I nodded my head in agreement with each request. Because why shouldn’t we get good respect especially if we ourselves are putting good out into the atmosphere! My favorite line, “If I am the ocean, then I have to be mindful of what floats my way;…read more

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  • Jake shared a letter in the Group logo of Chasing Your Dreams

    WE UNSEAL The Bottle!

    Dear Unsealed Family

    We’ve all been there, trying to UNSEAL a bottle, and we just can NOT.

    After a million tries, we take a break and glance at our hands, only to see them bright red from our work, which, until this point, hasn’t borne fruit.

    We might even see a blister and wash our hands (reluctantly) because we know that once that hand eve…read more

    Much Love

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  • db-cooper shared a letter in the Group logo of Chasing Your Dreams

    If you try sometimes you get what you need

    Chasing, pacing, racing
    Only in my dreams
    I want so bad to see them come true
    But I haven’t come to terms with seeing it thru my desires and wants take second stage
    To the battle that is everyday
    Someday I hope I can make them happen
    Glory day, I hope and pray for my time to come
    Though It lasts just a second
    And then it ends…
    it’s already written

    Danielle Bettro

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  • gorilladna shared a letter in the Group logo of Mental Health

    ESCAPING DEEP WATER

    Dear Unsealers,

    I often fall into bouts of deep melancholy and sadness when I think about my life prior to coming out. I’ve learned that expressing my feelings immediately through poetry prevents me from sliding into a longer state of depression. I write, I cry, and I liberate the feelings from my mind. This has helped me so much over the last t…read more

    Ricardo Albertorio

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  • Crazy For Cranberry Sauce

    Dear Cranberry Sauce,

    It’s that time of year again to embrace you with an open heart. A lot of your fans are ready to devour you. Good memories of you flood my brain and give me happy thoughts. I’m eager to make more memories of you this holiday season with turkey, stuffing, candy yams, macaroni & cheese, and mixed vegetables.

    Like biscuits…read more

    Gerald Washington

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  • ala shared a letter in the Group logo of Current Events

    STOP BOMBING BABIES

    WE SAY THAT OUR ACTIONS ARE DONE IN THE NAME OF GOD.
    The almighty creator who can do no wrong and across all doctrines
    speaks of mercy, peace, and humility.
    What kind of benevolent God would sanction this?

    Did God tell you to murder babies in their sleep?
    Incinerating incubators
    Massacre lives that have yet to begin
    while mothers hold their…read more

    Alacia

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    • Alacia, What is going on in the Middle East is incredibly heartbreaking. 41 percent of people in Palestine are under 14, and more than 52 percent are under 18. The median age of the people in Israel is 29 and a third of its population is under 18.

      The reality is none of the people dying and suffering from these problems we are facing today caused…read more

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  • Vision shared a letter in the Group logo of Mental Health

    Pain

    Even now sometimes i have my moments
    Moments where i feel like
    I’m gonna fall apart
    Can’t let it consume me
    Let it go
    Breathe just breathe
    You’ve come so far
    To go back
    I know it hurts
    You cry when you don’t want to
    It’s trying to release
    He’s gone
    Your dad is gone
    In the wind
    You severely question
    How can he not love you
    Not be…read more

    Vision W

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  • PoetryPicasso shared a letter in the Group logo of Current Events

    My Black Heart Bleeds for Palestine

    My Black heart bleeds for Palestine
    From an ancestral wound
    Opened by a new whip
    Lined with explosive erasure.

    My Black heart bleeds for Palestine
    White blood cells imprisoned
    Like the babies of the Gaza strip
    Unable to heal my wound
    Unable to escape.

    My Black heart bleeds for Palestine
    Fresh blood atop the scars
    Left by the ‘67 r…read more

    PoetryPicasso

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  • gorilladna shared a letter in the Group logo of Mental Health

    LONELINESS

    Loneliness, a friend of mine

    They keep me company, they take my time

    They visit often and stay too long

    They whisper dark things, sing sad songs

    They drink along and share my glass

    Thus wishing that our time won’t pass

    Loneliness, the jealous type

    They shun the social scene and hype

    Prefers to keep me in my room

    To make my mind a heavy t…read more

    Ricardo Albertorio

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    • First off, I love the picture of the dog. Secondly, this poem is really powerful and deep. I think the magic of writing is that when you feel alone, your writing, your mind, can keep you company. Thank you for sharing <3 Lauren

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      • Thank you, Lauren. Your response made me cry, because I wrote this at a very difficult time in my life. The picture is of my little buddie, Tango Bleu. He, and writing poetry therapeutically, saved me from my darkest moments. I really appreciate your acknowledgement and response.

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    • Hello Ricardo,
      I truly hope you are not lonely now. I hope we can stay connected thru The Unsealed. You have a community of friends here.

      Shelley

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    • I’m really enjoying this; thank you for letting me see it.

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  • (I) Respect Me

    (I) Respect Me

    R-
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    S-
    P-
    E-
    C-
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    Who deserves it?

    Why me?

    I’ll be the first to admit I’ve quit.
    And go as far as to confess
    what a mess I’ve made.

    Because see,

    there’s no amount of grit that guarantees
    I’ll be met with respect of any degree.

    The more I learn the more I’ll earn–
    it was only a matter of time
    before it’d be my turn.

    Or…read more

    Aisa Mrkulic

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    • Dear Aisa,
      You are a strong person and I am sure you will achieve your goals. Good luck on your journey of self-acceptance.

      Shelley

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    • This is so fantastic and powerful (and something I needed to hear right now):

      So, I’ll rest
      and the rest
      will fall into place.

      You see,
      self-respect

      that’s the key.

      It always was and it always will be.

      Thank you for inspiring me. This piece is incredible. <3 Lauren

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    • Your piece is truly exceptional, thank you for sharing it!

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    • You deserve it and so much more! Thank you for your true and heartfelt feelings. Often times we hide behind so much pain that we ourselves don’t seem to know our true selves. I struggle with this constantly.
      Thank you for being authentic.
      “Presently, I make countless donations
      to the cause that is me.”
      WHEWWWW!! That was a word!! One that I…read more

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  • Frameless

    I am a picture with no frame, no writing on the back, year unknown
    I am not the kind of picture you display in your living room, on your bedroom dresser, or even on your fridge. I am difficult to recall, tucked away under forgotten dreams and errands. Trash that no one ever throws away. Useless storage for the nosy children to find. I am not met…read more

    Milan Anaj-Clara Eatmon

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    • Dear Milan,
      You are not frameless. I see you and you are beautiful. Always know that and stay strong in your pursuit of happiness.

      Shelley

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    • Aww you are strong and you are great. And you are beautiful. Hold your head up high. You are amazing <3 Lauren

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    • Your piece is truly exceptional, thank you for sharing it!

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    • Milian-Anaj you are a picture perfect sense in my aura. I tuck pictures, cards and notes deep inside of my closet and clothes drawers because those are the pieces that mean THE MOST to Me. I have a minnie mouse birthday card from my mom when I turned 14… its not out in the open on display its tucked deep within so the moments when I am loosing…read more

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  • Respect me, or don’t

    Yes
    you’re my family
    my partner
    my friend
    But no—
    It’s time I reflect
    I don’t allow any disrespect
    No thinking you know what’s best
    No shaming me for who I choose to be
    No condescending comments
    No glares in my direction
    Don’t even think of crossing me without hesitation
    Won’t tolerate any doubts
    Those I can live without
    Don’t think I’m cold-…read more

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    • What a strong person you are I admire you!

      Shelley

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    • OH MY GOODNESS. Standing ovation. I feel like sending this to a certain someone right now! This is so powerful, and you are so strong. I am. This part is my favorite:

      You either come correct or I’ll have you step in line
      My energy is too valuable, too precious
      I’m the one who got me up out of the trenches

      Thank you for sharing your str…read more

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    • Your piece is truly exceptional, thank you for sharing it!

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    • Jismar this is beautiful!! And it definitely screams respect Me!! I love that you are standing on business in this piece. Boundaries are healthy and those who are not willining to respect or provide you the same level of request are those that are not meant to thrive in your aura!! I would love to hear this poem live!! Maybe on one of our Unsealed…read more

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  • Dear God,

    Dear God,

    I doubt that any of us deserve the “utmost” of anything. When I researched the term, it meant “of the greatest or highest degree.” Hmm. What have I done to deserve, by definition, the highest level of respect? Consequently, what haven’t I done to deserve it? How do I qualify for more respect? And who’s supposed to give it to me?

    Wh…read more

    Kenya Waugh

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    • Hello Kenya,
      You are an amazing person who has gone thru so much. I respect how strong you are and how wise you have become. Good luck in all your future endeavors!

      Shelley

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    • Wow, Kenya, I am so very sorry for the loss of your mother. Grief is so overwhelming and hard but look at you. You are so badass, so strong. I know somewhere, somehow your mom is watching over you and screaming “That’s my daughter, that’s my daughter, that’s my daughter.” I know she is incredibly proud of you, and so am I. Keep pushing forward,…read more

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    • Your piece is truly exceptional, thank you for sharing it!

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    • Kenya, this was incredible. I felt my heart skip a beat when you said you had to make sure the family photos displayed a perfect family that was everything but that. I felt it so deep that it triggered Me.
      I am so deeply sorry for your lost. I pray you are finding a little more peace than the last day and you are prioritizing yourself. Its so…read more

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