Monica Hoppen
Published writing
Not All Monsters Are Scary
My reality of Mental Health A Soul Mate A sociopath once asked me, “Is it possible for two siblings, with borderline psychopathic tendencies, and propensity for violence, to love?” I remember my first week at my new store. I asked a co-worker, “if you were never taught love, would you know how to love?” She answered without hesitation, “of course.” “But how would you know it was love?” Like a tra…
Poets & Poetry
Poets and Poetry I think your writing needs to be more positive People relate more to happy rather than your darkness, darling So, shall I only write poetry when I'm high? To hide this girl and this darkness I possess deep down inside? Giggle my way through life, just to protect the poets of this world The poets I considered to be my own kind So backwards are those that would rather read my lies…
To Shame the Already Ashamed
I sit in silence….. The deafening sounds of people taint my sensitive ears As simple as a thought, it brushed past my ear Judgement You need to eat! Are you OK? You're too skinny! You look sick! Little do they know I look at my own reflection with distaste Little do they know I make myself eat to please them alone, yet unlike food, I will never satisfy their starving standards, and I will never d…