Prickly Pieces

Home
Archive
About
I thought I'd be further in life
On feeling behind in life
 • 
Gigi H.
2
anatomy of a first date
i dissect every word struggle to make eye contact long enough you try to muster up the courage to hold my hand, my face, my gaze you look at my lips…
 • 
Gigi H.
sometimes it seems i am the only one bursting at the seams
we were made by the same seamstress but not built of the same cloth started off on the same road but did not follow the same path we used to fill up the…
 • 
Gigi H.
when i was younger food didn't cling to me the way it does now
on not recognizing yourself after weight gain
 • 
Gigi H.
2
there is nothing remotely nice about this feeling at all
the way my eyes go from white to red after shedding all those tears makes my heart ache but on the best days it reminds me of how the sky too, changes…
 • 
Gigi H.
on feeling behind in life
am i looking at it backwards ? my peers parade achievements and awards where i only have words and tales to show for all the things that have helped me…
 • 
Gigi H.
trapped in the drowning city
trapped in the drowning city i wonder if i should make a run for it maybe my fears will part like the red sea i’ll wait till i get my head above water…
 • 
Gigi H.
curated visions and premeditated omissions
curated visions and premeditated omissions you’ll filter every crack on the walls until you can’t guess their former colors anymore spread yourself so…
 • 
Gigi H.
Prickly Pieces
Prickly Pieces
I started this newsletter at a moment where the world seemed too overwhelming for me. This collection of poems and prose is about coming of age, grief, love, loss and everything else in between. It is about how sad and yet beautiful life can be.
Recommendations
Tiny Violences
Tiny Violences
Jet T.
Letting Life Marinate
Letting Life Marinate
Kezia

Prickly Pieces

AboutArchiveRecommendations
© 2024 Ghislaine H.
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture