Despair stories, books, poems, and more

Tags: love, loss, hope, despair, alone

Faith or Dispair

By Orlando Houston

Poem / Religion and Spirituality

October 14, 2018

The Poetic Dreamers House

Tags: love, family, despair, faith

Ashwyn

By Semyaza

Poem / Non-Fiction

October 02, 2018

Me finishing with a theme that has been plaguing me for a long time Read More

Tags: depression, despair, history, roleplay, ashwyn

doug(less)

By this isn't some kind of metaphor

Short Story / Literary Fiction

September 21, 2018

Comments: 1

A short story about learning the hard way and not always getting what you deserve. Read More

Tags: loss, abuse, humour, fiction, despair

Heavy weight

By jaylisbeth

Poem / True Confessions

September 05, 2018

Comments: 14

Shelves: 6

The weight Read More

Tags: abuse, despair, pain, toxic, hurting

Going To New Mexico

By Melancholic Wisdom

Poem / Poetry

September 02, 2018

Comments: 5

Maybe if I'm lucky, I'll burn under the desert sun. Read More

Tags: depression, despair, sadness, desert, second-chance

Wasted Insanity

By CarlCreates

Book / Humor

August 31, 2018

How can a joke hurt so much? A very bubbly Johnny finds out the hard way when a skepty Genie grants him a wish. His folly leads him to his fall, literally. He'll be wishing he's got more bubbles soon. Read More

Tags: depression, despair, help, comedy, dad_jokes

Tortured Heart

By Akumakaze

Poem / Poetry

August 13, 2018

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

A poem of the inner turmoil. Should you really need to know? Read More

Tags: life, despair, pain, revenge, karma

The Package

By J.M.Mason

Poem / Poetry

July 29, 2018

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Tags: depression, despair, lost, anxiety, self-destruction

Ebenezer

By ChristopherErick

Poem / Other

July 22, 2018

Tags: despair, peace, pity, boil

The Sound of Despair

By Liz Smith

Poem / Poetry

July 11, 2018

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Emotional stream of consciousness style poem Read More

Tags: despair, poem

Porcelain

By jaylisbeth

Poem / True Confessions

June 25, 2018

Comments: 12

Shelves: 3

For my mother... Read More

Tags: despair, mother, broken, doubting

Janitorial

By ChristopherErick

Poem / Romance

June 14, 2018

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

Tags: love, despair, rebuild, remains, cleanse

A Light that shines on without you

By M.D Knightley

Poem / Poetry

June 10, 2018

A mess. Read More

Tags: love, despair, pain, sorrow, duality

Why do you do it?

By jaylisbeth

Poem / Poetry

May 25, 2018

Comments: 13

Shelves: 5

Tags: abuse, despair, pain, ruin, hurting

The Chance

By M.D Knightley

Poem / Poetry

April 29, 2018

I'll let the poetry speak for itself. Read More

Tags: hope, despair, pain, sadness, comfort

The black rose within

By M.D Knightley

Poem / Poetry

April 28, 2018

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

Tags: love, feelings, misery, despair, suffering

Window Glass

By E.E.

Poem / Poetry

March 24, 2018

I see myself in you, window. Read More

Tags: nature, despair, poem, sad, loneliness

Dredger

By hullabaloo22

Poem / Other

March 14, 2018

Comments: 3

Tags: despair, tanka-57557

Magical Beans

By D. Nic

Poem / True Confessions

March 05, 2018

Comments: 1

What am I supposed to eat?? Read More

Tags: food, despair, magic, funny, fridge

The wandered 4 : The lady

February 27, 2018

A little late on this week's issue, sorry. Read More

Tags: hope, despair, apocalypse, zombie, wanderer

The wanderer 3: The lover

February 16, 2018

Here is the third step of this series, still moving forward in time. Read More

Tags: hope, despair, apocalypse, zombie, wanderer

despair

By Mary Boswell

Short Story / Horror

February 14, 2018

work in progress, an unreciprocated love story turned deadly Read More

Tags: love, despair, hate

The wanderer 2: the girl

February 12, 2018

Second episode of the series, changing our point of view Read More

Tags: hope, despair, apocalypse, zombie, wanderer

On Obrov 4

By Leon de la Garza

February 10, 2018

A man and his robot are stranded in an evacuated planet. Read More

Tags: despair, lost, future, flash-fiction, robot

The wanderer

February 09, 2018

Shelves: 1

This short story is the first I'll publish on this site. It is the first one of a series I wish to complete during this year. This is just the story of a simple man in a world where horror is an everyday reality. Read More

Tags: hope, despair, apocalypse, zombie, wanderer

Life Choice?

By hullabaloo22

Poem / Other

February 09, 2018

Comments: 9

Shelves: 3

For all those who think depression is just a life choice. Read More

Tags: depression, despair, misunderstanding

A Teen Girl Is Calling!

By Basma Ibrahim Taha

Short Story / Literary Fiction

February 02, 2018

The fifteen year-old Marian is calling Marian the adult. So, how was their confrontation?! Read More

Tags: despair, reflections, flashback, personal-experiences, inner-psyche

Listen To The Sirens

By RSH

Short Story / Other

December 30, 2017