Tag Archives: depression

Poisoned with nails

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Graphite Bunny

Rachael’s Mum slips down between the cracks of the pavement, melting like paper in the rain. She is a minefield poisoned with nails. The doctor can’t control her with drugs so she uses her wit like a crowbar to open … Continue reading →

Posted in Prose, Snapshots | Tagged Benjamin F Jones, borderline personality disorder, character observation, characters, child pickup, childcare, Creative writing, crowbar, denial, depression, drugs, flash, graphite bunny, guilt, insecurity, lies, mental health, mother, paranoia, parenthood, people watching, personality disorder, prose poem, prose poetry, school run, school run bunny | 1 Comment

A human army marches to the battle where the office is a glass climax. Handicapped pigeons police the city – white-bread-inbred, they peck at vomit and flap onto a railing as I approach. Their bellies are full but their souls … Continue reading →

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Graphite Bunny | 7 Comments

I Listen to the Symphony with a Dry Mouth

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Graphite Bunny

A cool breeze blows to conduct. Commuters take their places. The stadium rings like a percussion rehearsal – an ensemble of scaffold and pneumatics. Machines beat steel-joists to drive the city’s drums. Down the narrow steps a winding melody and … Continue reading →

Posted in Prose, Snapshots | Tagged a cool breeze, antidepressants, applause, Benjamin F Jones, creative prose, Creative writing, depression, dry mouth, graphite bunny, harmony, mental health, music, musical bunny, percussion, personal stereos, pneumatics, Prose, prose poem, prose poetry, rehearsal, riverside, riverside cardiff, symphony, tubas, walking, winding melody, work commute | 4 Comments

Motive Bomb

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Graphite Bunny

Mark Lucas is bored, tired, and waiting for something to happen. This room is a mess of paperwork and procrastination. At the centre is the steel case of the bomb. All it needs is a thumb on the trigger and … Continue reading →

Posted in Prose, Snapshots | Tagged bomb, creative prose, Creative writing, depression, getting started, graphite bunny, lazy, mental health, mood, motivation, motive bomb, motive bunny, problems getting started, short prose | Leave a comment

Light No Longer Reaches My Window

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Graphite Bunny

Curtains cannot keep out the weight of concrete pressing in. Light no longer reaches my window. The city piles over me. My skin turns yellow and thick dust gathers on the doorstep. Streets are filled with dogs. As much as … Continue reading →

Posted in Prose Poetry | Tagged 2002, 75mg, abreactive writing, archive, Benjamin F Jones, Creative writing, depressed bunny, depression, graphite bunny, maoi, mental health, self help, sick and dizzy, venlafaxine | 3 Comments

Tag Archives: depression

Poisoned with nails

I Listen to the Symphony with a Dry Mouth

Motive Bomb

Light No Longer Reaches My Window

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