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patdolan83
patdolan83

Kept

#acrostic. Something hidden within my psych. Evading exposure, withdrawn from all sight. Choking me almost, as it tries to escape. Remain though it shall, no matter the pain.

20 7 45 words
merlin1038
merlin1038

Your Blotting Board

I am a blotting board A sponge to soak up all that's bad.

18 0 156 words
tooyoungfor_reality
tooyoungfor_reality

Secret

Bottled up secrets Lies, kept inside Living and breathing But I've already died All of the tension Putting cracks in my skin Trying to hide it But the veil is too thin Caught in the spiral...

32 6 134 words
vieromero
vieromero

Anxious

Is it bad that I'm anxious for my grandma to leave. Psh, I don't even know why I'm asking you. You're opinion isn't going to change the fact that my grandma is increasingly intolerable with every day.

2 0 113 words
Valerie_
Valerie_

That Girl

I'm that girl that everyone thinks is okay. I'm normal, ya know. I'm that girl that no one expects to have problems at home. But I do..

6 0 170 words
patdolan83
patdolan83

It's Only Old Gold

#colour. In desperation. In fear of the cold. I'm selling that ring. It's only old gold. It's not a worry. It's only old gold. My family won't know. And don't have to be told. It's only old gold.

30 4 62 words
minxyMolly
minxyMolly

.Please. Stop.

#halloweenparty #ghost I don't want to be the ghost no more, Haunting round for something that is unlikely to happen.

36 12 83 words
Odd
Odd

Broad Shoulders

My shoulders are very broad, But that's to hold up my woes. And although they may seem small. So am I right to my toes. So don't look at me in horror... Malaise or disgust.

14 0 99 words
RachTheWriter
RachTheWriter

Weather Girl

There is always a girl you see around. She has a smile on her face, polite to everyone. She is the 'agony aunt', you could say; the one all the others drown their sorrows on.

8 0 282 words
Thebeautifulundead
Thebeautifulundead

Untitled

It's like my life is this big bin. My opinions, my emotions etc are all at the bottom under piles and piles of other people's drama, grief, confusion, happiness, upset and stress.

20 9 45 words
Moe
Moe

Shell Games

Took the fireworks and the vanity The circuit board and the city streets Shooting star, swaying palm tree Laid it at the arbiter's feet If I could change my mind, change the paradigm Prepare myself...

4 4 321 words