Darkness

A poem about mental health

This darkness in my head,

Sanity has vanished, dead.

A fire burning inside of me,

Talking to friends no one can see.

The voices growing bold,

Emotion has vanished, now i'm cold.

On autopilate forced to act,

Without thought or tact.

Running up to the roof,

Attempting the jump, thats the proof.

A friend that pushed me to the floor,

Kicking, screaming, I can't take anymore.

Outside, wailing, asking why?

He won't let me go, they want me to die.

The eternal promise of decay,

The demon led my heart astray.

Jumping into the fire,

I need help, the situation is dire.

Despair in this hole I have dug,

Docters filled me with that evil drug.

On top of it all addicted,

Situation worse than can be predicted.

I feel myself drowning, slipping away,

Grasping for life, starting to sway.

The devil has staked a claim

to my soul through my blame.

Author's Note

Please ignore spelling mistakes

Reviews

[Cobblestone Traveler]

Very dark and gripping. I liked your execution of the deep intense aches and longings for relief. This really affected my emotions, which makes it a powerful poem.

[Joshua Lyndon O'shaughnessy]

Thank you very much, i find true poetry comes when it is from the soul and once you experince a dark emotion only then can you describe it.