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Mentally Ill

A Poem on Mental Illness

By Michele HastingsPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
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"Do you have a mental illness?"

Honestly, where do I begin?

Thinking of this topic

makes my head spin and spin.

I want nothing but to down

an entire bottle of gin.

"How does that make you feel?"

Are you fucking kidding me?

I just told you how that makes me feel!

I feel miserable, I am trapped, screaming

for help and no one is even listening.

I can feel my eyes widen, jaw clench

and my head starts blistering.

Anxiety comes in slowly, not a yell..

quiet, it's almost whistling.

"What do you do to help yourself?"

I sit and I squirm, cry and hope for

no return. I close my eyes and pretend

my death is closer than it is and

maybe, just maybe my misery will end.

"We're going to check you in."

sad poetry
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About the Creator

Michele Hastings

I never created this to make money, just to write like I do everyday and hope that someone enjoys it!

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