Kathryn D'Agostino

Category: 2023

  • Them

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    Originally Posted on September 3rd, 2023 I was just there I took up space I felt seen I existed

  • Authenticity

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    Originally Posted on August 28th, 2023 Born from movies & tv shows, peers, and parentsI’ve moved through the world under the delusion that I was presenting my authentic self Trauma pulled me down off that high horse         Now I’m drowning in my own self-hatred                  It was always unending love and respect for others but not…

  • My daughters

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    Originally Posted on August 21st, 2023 I hope when my daughters grow up their voices drown mine out as they shout from the rooftopsI hope they grow up to be furious and loud I want their voices to carry across the expanse and overtake the hum of indifference Drown out the evil that wishes to…

  • Consistency

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    Originally Posted on August 20th, 2023 Sometimes consistency doesn’t work. We forget that the routines we build are arbitrary and abstract. I’ve spent months on end working out every morning, engaging in hobbies, putting away the laundry. We present to ourselves the idea that creating these routines builds security and for a time that may…

  • Swimming

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    Originally Posted on August 19th, 2023 When drowning in pain the only solution is to swim upwards towards the glimmer of light and the noises above. This is me swimming for that deep breath of fresh air. I’ll let you know when I get there.

  • Writer

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    Originally Posted on March 15th, 2023 All I said was “I think I’m meant to be a writer.’ And the tears just started falling. I cried like a mother whose heart is breaking because her son told her he’s going to go off and be an artist. Crying as all my fears and wishes have…

  • She said,

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    Originally Posted March 13th, 2023 “I am not here to judge you, only to molest youStrip you of your dignity Crack open your chest and let your vitality spill on the floorI am the curtain and there is nothing but a man behind meI emptied myself out before anyone else could” – She said

  • Pacifist not Passive

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    Originally Posted on March 12th, 2023 Like a sitting duckWe are prey We are not human Humanity is for those who pray My existence is contingent on enduring the pain of the unspoken rules My life matters less because they say so My rights are not human I am a monster of their creation How…

  • woe-MEN

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    Originally Posted on March 10th, 2023 In a field dominated by women you would think there would be an overflowing of empathy and compassion but instead there are the shrieking cries of “pick me.” Women who have tricked themselves into believing that if they inflict pain on their fellow sisters they will be spared the…

  • Stranger

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    Originally Posted on March 9th, 2023 In the distance stood the Table mountain, the lack of peak blunted against the blue and white sky, the sun reflecting off of the snowy sides. I was walking on the frozen sand, waves lapping ever so gently on the shore. He looked over at me with a knowing…