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I began to write poetry at the age of 13, to express my inner struggles. I wrote poems about beautiful magical places as well as dark pieces about depression and suicide.

My BLOG consists of many recent journal entries as I venture on my journey towards Mental Wellness. It also includes old writing pieces (poetry, short stories and writing snippets). In time, I hope to give my old writing pieces context and weave them together in a linear fashion so they make more sense! :)

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The Dragons Daughters

Amy Frank

Dec 11, 2020
3 min

The Dragons Daughters

This piece is partly inspired by astrology. In Chinese astrology my dad is year of the Water Dragon and my mom is year of the Wood Sheep....

The Walking Dead

Amy Frank

Sep 30, 2018
2 min

The Walking Dead

...Yes. The ones we can bear. I have been sexually abused and raped more than once in life. It's something I don't talk about. The first...

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Amy Frank

Jun 12, 2018
2 min

Flight of the Faeries

Written in 2003 - Age 17. The eve the leaves had fallen, the crimson, gold and green, where butterflies were flighty and angels could...

Ode to the One Night Stand

Amy Frank

Nov 11, 2017
2 min

Ode to the One Night Stand

Because I incurred sexual trauma as a teenager, in my early 20's I turned sex into a game. It was an attempt to regain my power. I would...

The Aftermath (of the One Night Stand)

Amy Frank

Nov 10, 2017
3 min

The Aftermath (of the One Night Stand)

Originally written in 2008. I feel the need to come out with this writing so as to help others, as well as myself. These unexpressed...

Amy Frank

Jun 10, 2017
1 min

Granules

We teach children to dream by sculpting castles made of sand. How fitting, teaching children to build with crumbs of rocks - instead of...

Amy Frank

Aug 7, 2014
1 min

The Depths of the Chardonnay

This is how I burn when the going gets tough. Smothered with memories doused in alcohol. This is how you will ignite me. With the flick...

Amy Frank

Apr 11, 2012
1 min

For if I Am

Let it come. Let the cascade of waves Plow into me. For if I am as shallow as he said Then the waves will not touch me. Let it come. Let...

For Claire

Amy Frank

Jun 9, 2011
3 min

For Claire

(Published in the 2011 Archie Courtnall book ‘Fuse’ as well as the 2011 University of Victoria book ’The Story Within') I don’t know...

Amy Frank

May 22, 2010
1 min

Humanity

The land is ours, The sea is ours, Everything but the stars is ours, And soon we’ll lasso them like horses. #Commentary

This is Me

Amy Frank

Nov 21, 2009
1 min

This is Me

POEM & PHOTOGRAPH FROM NOVEMBER 2009 (Age 23) _____ This is me when I'm suicidal. This is me with a broken finger because I beat myself...

Amy Frank

Mar 4, 2009
1 min

Deity of the Sea

I am like the earth, a molten core burns inside of me, hidden by day old cosmetics. When I looked into the mirror I saw a siren guiding...

The Peacock (for Niagara)

Amy Frank

Feb 20, 2009
1 min

The Peacock (for Niagara)

“My tail is bigger than yours. It’s thicker, and more vibrant. Don’t think that they don’t notice a missing feather,” He glowers. “Or...

Poem for the Pencil Picture

Amy Frank

Dec 6, 2008
1 min

Poem for the Pencil Picture

For the love of God, kiss the sea and have the trees grow out of me. The mountains push their boiling peaks, trees budding from their...

Jimmy’s Lips (Poetry)

Amy Frank

Nov 18, 2008
2 min

Jimmy’s Lips (Poetry)

This was written in November 2008 (slightly edited December 2022). It's based on a real person but I change people's names and other...

Amy Frank

Aug 6, 2008
2 min

The Attic

Somewhere inside the attic there lies a chair. And when I go up, I still see grandma rocking there, oblivious to my presence. The chair...

The Dream Keeper

Amy Frank

Jul 31, 2008
2 min

The Dream Keeper

Originally Written: July 31, 2008 - Age 22 Slightly Edited: January 30, 2020 - Age 33 Art: May 25, 2020 - Age 34 “I am the dream keeper,”...

A Welcoming Road

Amy Frank

Jul 23, 2008
1 min

A Welcoming Road

For a while, the condensation has sat like cotton Above the mountain peaks. I watch the landscape roll by As we drive into the root of...

Amy Frank

Jun 7, 2006
3 min

The Pills

Written June 7, 2006 (Age 20) The pills... God, just remember the pills. I fiend off them now, I use them as some sorta power in a place...

Acid Reigns

Amy Frank

May 31, 2006
1 min

Acid Reigns

Again, I wonder how it is that I can breathe. Around me the waste of the world rots and the moments of my life quickly decay. Surrounded...

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