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Hope's avatar

Beautiful piece which helped me today. I have come to finally realize myself that I was afraid to unearth all the traumas that I was allowing to define me. Reason being if I let them go would there be anything of me left. There still is. There is hope.

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Sulekha's avatar

I loved to read you coming to terms with your grief and analysing yourself without blaming another. It is so transparent in the manner your thoughts moved over from the first line to a closure of sorts by the end of the note. It is refreshing to read such honest thoughts and truthful writing. Thank you for sharing.

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Blake Auden's avatar

Thank you, that's really kind of you - it means a lot to me

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Jo's avatar

Thank you. It’s so exhausting being either sad or scared.

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Blake Auden's avatar

I couldn't agree more

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Tri's avatar

Perhaps it's the sadness that is making me not motivated to do anything, because it's taking all the energy I have to be sad and scared of all things that exist out in the real world. I live too much time of the day in my one perfect world to escape the trauma I've been through in the real one.

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Anne's avatar

Your words are so brutally real. So relatable in so many ways. I read other ppls comments about your pieces and it just shows how much your words touch and resonate with them. For someone to be able to do this, is truly wonderful. We are all works in progress in some way of other, so I think with help from calming, reflective and honest words, makes it easier to cope. Thank you 🌻

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Blake Auden's avatar

Thank you so much Anne, that really does mean a lot to me, truly.

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Glnya Reeves's avatar

Scathingly raw, brutally honest and beautifully brave are your words. I love how my senses are heightened as I read your work. And oh, how I ache in my ability to relate to your pain. Then there's the hope you provide...the blessed hope that maybe, just maybe, I too can change my narrative💕

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Blake Auden's avatar

Thank you Ginya, I'm so glad you're enjoying them, and I hope you can too

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Amy Ruxton's avatar

I applaud your bravery in telling your truths, which I am quite sure is never comes without more pain in the telling. I relate so deeply and after many years am coming to realize I am the reason I’m not happy, why I allow these bad patterns to continue but I know as a scary as it seems, it’s not too late. It’s never too late to decide to be happy.

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Blake Auden's avatar

Thank you Amy, as always your support means so much to me x

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Blake Auden's avatar

Thank you, and beautifully written

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