Tag: #Oppression

WRITER’S BLOCK

A.K.A Survivor’s Block Original publication from myself, on my previous blog, DANCINGWITHENVELOPES -July 22nd 2019- One tough year indeed that was! I chose to republish it today, as it still resonates quite hauntingly, although not all for the same reasons… This is no apology For loss of ravenous words to free I have been ‘unable’ … Continue reading WRITER’S BLOCK →

Explore Original Artwork, poetry, and Latest Updates

New updates and original Artwork! Enjoy! https://mindinmotion.home.blog/2024/07/13/sketch-your-emotions-free/?page_id=3969 Poetry Yet poetry can forge lyrics from mere words, and be sources of support, for when people- myself included- need that extra art of words and reframing of the fight- to help them through darkness coated mental health journeys, where relentless depression and delusions, dissociation and trauma can … Continue reading Explore Original Artwork, poetry, and Latest Updates →

Unwitting descents cause’ it’s the law- A poem about incarceration and freedom

My own original Artwork- On Prison abolition- a poetic expression to share a viewpoint Throughout life’s glinted Halls of Ivy Where sections, two, to section three Plus 136, 54, 52 Impound the freedom you thought you knew Primed in cuffs, restraints and force Unwilling, you face oppression’s source Extra curricular, custodial schools Unwitting descents, versed … Continue reading Unwitting descents cause’ it’s the law- A poem about incarceration and freedom →

Making sense

I feel the terror of acknowledgment My whole mind and body, thoughts and beliefs Have been fabricated by cruel trauma’s pretence I’ve been living my whole life in the narrative of the past tense See that colour, glimpse that number? Awaken thy devil’s idle slumber I remember staring, into that stud of a groove, Piercing … Continue reading Making sense →

Roots of consent

A poem written by Ellie Neves 15/10/2024 Consent never came into it Firm roots elude the view Of the shrivel of a mind, lost to some bottomless pit Printing into soil, walks the weight Marks the shape, tattooed into pairs Familiar curvature, predictable size Footprints from shoes, carrying human bodily freight Track after track, car … Continue reading Roots of consent →

Oh behold all the fucks I give!

vm.tiktok.com/ZGe7TMTpV/ I'm skint, I've ran out of me meds, the mental health services in this city (barring the charity Mind), have added even more ingredients to that C-PTSD diagnosis I've been gifted by life and Psychiatrists, the Bipolar shits and giggles that in all seriousness- CLEARLY cause problems and shenanigans... The perpetrators and the global … Continue reading Oh behold all the fucks I give! →

A warning…

You won’t know until you know, or I’ve died trying to achieve an end which is for the greater good, particularly in terms of politics, philosophy, and end to globalised corruption, and the primary concern of helping others- most specifically in the dual circumstances of addiction and mental health- but what I’m finding out is … Continue reading A warning… →

An introductory video to Empathy

Find empathy for the planet and non human creatures difficult? https://youtu.be/p7LDk4D3Q3U?si=mhI2D5fpu1PWNiPY -YouTube animation credit: Steve Cutts For some, Empathy comes almost too easily, which can be problematic and world full of Narcissists. Many of us won’t even know where we stand, label wise, between the polar opposites of the ‘Empath’ or the ‘Narcissist’. That’s absolutely … Continue reading An introductory video to Empathy →

How to ask a question which gives the ‘questioned’, some worrying doomsday impression!

What is the last thing you learned? Excuse me, my heart is still beating, therefore, I’m not at my ‘last’ yet! The LAST? Taking this question too literally is a recipe for disaster! It was only an innocent daily prompt, but my word, if you took this one to heart, you’d be worrying your days … Continue reading How to ask a question which gives the ‘questioned’, some worrying doomsday impression! →

‘Do you need money’?

God, doesn’t the sight of it just make you mad you can’t just reach into this still image and grab it, so you can heat your home? I stumbled upon an interesting question posted by a group on Facebook called ‘Humble Quote’. The question: ‘Answer This QuestionWithoutSaying, Yeah, Yea, Yo, Yes, Yah, Yup, Yap, Yep,'DO … Continue reading ‘Do you need money’? →

‘Terrorism’ and the epic waste

I am sick of ‘Terrorism’. Terrorism being an essentially contested concept, as with all the ‘isms’ of the human and cultural eras, political contexts… Terrorism and the epic waste Above is a link and this is yet another re-blog of mine, I wrote this original post about six years ago. I believe it is relevant … Continue reading ‘Terrorism’ and the epic waste →