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Words from Wounds
Complex Trauma Poetry


Control is not Love
The twisted knot of love and control A cycle passed down through generations Where love was equated with wielding power And control was...
Hannah L
Mar 122 min read


Dearest (Name Removed)
In gratitude and appreciation, I shall unite A poem for you dear friend (Name Removed), shining bright For her continued support and...
Hannah L
Feb 82 min read


My Cousin's Oldest Daughter
(Name Removed), In a world where distance keeps us apart I watch you from afar, dear (Name Removed), with a heart full of love Through...
Hannah L
Jan 72 min read


Binding Connections
In the irony of life, connections bind By blood or choice, our family defined DNA may weave a thread so strong Yet love and respect can...
Hannah L
Nov 7, 20242 min read


Dear God/Universe
I’m ready. Ready to meet him. Ready to connect. Ready to finally be myself around someone. Ready to be loved. Ready to take the risk. I’m...
Hannah L
Oct 4, 20242 min read


Still In Love
To (Name Removed), the love of my life We met when we were young and free We shared some cats and a home and a dream We laughed, cried,...
Hannah L
Oct 1, 20242 min read

I Am All I Need
Daily affirmations don't seem to help The world keeps showing me I don't matter How am I supposed to find my worth When everyone is...
Hannah L
Sep 18, 20242 min read


Don't Need but Want
In the quiet of my solitude, I stand With a heart that’s both full and expanding “I don’t need a man or friend,” I proclaim Yet the echo...
Hannah L
Jul 16, 20242 min read

Silence is Closure
In shadows cast by love gone by I’ve held on tight, without a sigh Two decades strong, the bond held fast Yet now I see it wasn’t meant...
Hannah L
Jul 10, 20243 min read


July 7, 1935
In the tapestry of years so grand A special soul, a guiding hand At eighty nine, your spirit bright A beacon in the darkest night...
Hannah L
Jul 7, 20241 min read

Musical Love
In the echoes of memories, a song plays on A melody of love, now faded and gone George Strait’s voice, crossing your heart A passion...
Hannah L
Jul 5, 20242 min read

Dear Future Husband
I don’t know who you are, where you are, or when we will meet, but I know that you are the one for me. You are the one who will love me...
Hannah L
May 30, 20242 min read

Future Husband
In a world of fleeting glances, she stands tall A woman of grace, yearning to give her all Unclaimed by the bonds of marital vow Her...
Hannah L
Apr 5, 20241 min read
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