01PENNY SPEAKS01 / 10
Breakdown #7,884,652
Some of my most effective self-harmhas never left any physical scars —but it left me dreaming of being among the stars.The day streaming into the play of my psyche,anxiety starting to psyche me out,heart racing as shadows split into reflections,and every direction feels like a warning.
Penny.
02PENNY SPEAKS02 / 10
Off My Rocker
Bi Polarity
I really think I’m loosing itLike for real thoughMy mind can’t seem to find a chill modeI’m not homicidalBut I feel like I could really just kill….Never mind, lets not give into that state of mindEvery person in front of the hurdlesEvery person pretending to be my girdle …..STOP HOLDING ME DOWN
Penny.
03PENNY SPEAKS03 / 10
Glass Ghosts
In the Shadows of Her
They press their hands to the other side,tracing cracks that betray where I’ve cried.“Remember the nights,” they murmur low,“the weight of the dark, the secrets you stow.”Each glass ghost holds a fractured piece,fragments of love, moments of peace—a promise kept, a battle fought,sorrow and strength, tightly caught.
Penny.
04PENNY SPEAKS04 / 10
99.9% Alone
Motherhood is a team sportplayed solo.Every scream ricochets off wallsI still haven’t finished patching.
Penny.
05PENNY SPEAKS05 / 10
Red Flags Weren’t Roses
I used to collect your red flags like love notes,pressed them between the pages of my heart,called them proof that I could endure.But survival is not the same as love.And pain is not a love language.I set fire to the book we wrote.I am done with the storiesthat make me bleed.
Penny.
06PENNY SPEAKS06 / 10
Lust = Love with 🚫 Light
In the dark, your voice is a sermon,your hands a prayer I don’t believe inbut still bow to.You call it passion.I call it possession.You say I’m yours.I wonder what I was before.
Penny.
07PENNY SPEAKS07 / 10
Panic Circa 2026
Shadows cast upon my night,my spirit working to win the fightbut the light slowly fades.They call mental health an illnessbut anxiety isn’t a sickness you can cure,just a beast constantly whispering“do you feel this?”
Penny.
08PENNY SPEAKS08 / 10
Garden Gnome
It’s so crazyto have a bad dayand no one to call.So I sit at home,curled into a ball,balling my eyes out,debating the lifestyle.
Penny.
09PENNY SPEAKS09 / 10
Fragmented Recovery
The next in line to play withmy feelings with have tospeak up so God can hear it.I’m the daughter of the kingdelivered from evil but myfirst instinct is still to swingon you. #beblessed.
Penny.
10PENNY SPEAKS10 / 10
Pretty Doesn’t Pay the Mortgage
They tell you to keep it cute —but cute doesn’t keep the lightson.Pretty doesn’t pay themortgage,and exhaustion doesn’tnegotiate.
Penny.
