The Abstract Art Gallery
A writing gallery created by writers from around the world. From poetry to song lyrics, from essays to entire novels and short stories.
… is not what I do, it's who I am. I've been writing out poems and thoughts since I was old enough to hold a pencil, long before I could even spell words. It's the only part of my identity that I've never…
By Simple Sue
Read MoreEveryone wants a sense of security. As humans we want to feel like we have some sort of control over our lives. People go to work, come home, pay their bills, keep their home clean and maintained. They do this because it's where we think our…
By Simple Sue
Read More…days I'm skipping along and all I feel is sunshine.
Some days I'm in the past - this life doesn't feel like mine.
Other days all is right and it seems the stars all…
By Simple Sue
Read MoreIn sickness and health, for better or worse,
I promised forever — it became my curse.
I’m sure that sounds like a horrible wife,
Don’t judge my words without…
By Simple Sue
Read More…wanted this life that's made me have to be strong,
But I did the best I could to make right all the wrong.
It was that one last straw that broke the camel's back.
Now he's only remembered for the load he…
By Simple Sue
Read MoreWhen we met, it felt unreal.
Before we touched, I knew how it would feel.
When we hugged, it felt like home.
You are why I wrote happy …
By Simple Sue
Read More…this goes, I've seen it before.
I'll put in the time and you'll walk out the door.
I've always been good at supporting the cause,
standing up to the system…
By Simple Sue
Read MoreThis morning I'm thinking about depression and people who don't really have any experience with it. I don't think we really necessarily need you to understand what its like. We just need you to understand that what we feel and think is real and it's valid and we're…
By Simple Sue
Read MoreLooking around like Alice in Wonderland
Feeling like I’m sinking in quicksand
Searching for something I recognize—
The Hatter, the Rabbit, or a …
By Simple Sue
Read MoreIt's in those quiet times, the still of the night.
All the little moments that just don't feel right.
It's when I wake up in the middle of restless sleep.
Those are the times I can feel my soul…
By Simple Sue
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