On the Border

by Darshana Suresh

a collection of 10 poems

excerpt:

no sound, no sound,
all the deaths in my body
happened quietly, happened
softly, one moment here
& the next not

Genres: Poetry, LGBT

17 pages, ebook

First published September 10, 2016

Reviews

[BadassCmd · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really honest collection
for a rough subject
with a lot of emotion
that is bound to move you

[artemis · Rating 5 out of 5]

"i stare into the mirror & everything on
the other side looks better & i press my
hand to the surface & i still
can't get through"

[Ankita Gogoi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Suresh's words are a source of strength for me or I suppose they are for anyone who sometimes finds the struggle too much to bear... Her poetry eggs us on to persevere without the words turning into a lecture. This book is how we are not alone in breaking down sometimes and it's NOT WRONG to feel deeply. They are very private raw poems but not so much that it does not echo with the readers.

[Topaz Winters · Rating 4 out of 5]

"this is not home but it is where i have been
heading my whole life
& maybe that’s the same thing"

[Teash · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this author so much. This story was a little sad in my point of view. I've only read it once so I don't understand everything completely. But I can't wait to read it again. The emotion buried in this work is so powerful. Especially when The author starts to write in all capitals.

[Sophie · Rating 5 out of 5]

this date was a re-read.
also this is just beautiful and really captures what it's like to have bpd.

[Kendall · Rating 2 out of 5]

This would be better suited as prose. As it stands, there is little poetic about this collection, save a few pieces. As it goes on, it just falls apart.