This Thing

Mental health.... so common.. yet kept so quiet .

This THING I have

This thing I hold

Seems so big

And leaves me feeling so cold

I know not what to call her

Because she is so judged

Like the man under the bridge

Or the woman with a needle in her arm

I know not how to explain her

Because she is taboo

This thing that I have

This thing that tries to control me

Seems so hopeless

And I feel so n a k e d and o p e n

 

I know not what to do

Because this common thing remains unusually 

silent...

I know not what to do

Because misunderstandings of her  are so great

I do not know what to call her

She is a part of me and I cannot let go

I suppose I shall call her an illness

A beautiful mental dysfunction

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[Diary of A Man™]

"This thing--A beautiful dysfunction"

[Peter H]

hmmmmmmmmmmm , another part of you . we all have different shades of our personality , i once heard a quote used on this site :

"there is three sides to a person what we think we are , what people see us as , and what we really are" . deep inside this other person is a part of you we need to accept the positives with the negatives we can't be perfect we can only hope for balance :) good write my friend

[lovejulez03]

Thank you for stopping by and reading, it's appreciated :) and you are very right. A quote like that is simple yet profound because so many of us forget that at times. And I needed to read that tonight, so thank you :)

[Deuces]

You commented that I wrote honestly and passionately, but these my fellow poet, are your truest qualities. This keeps the reader in suspense, curious as to what is being referenced. And yes... this is a taboo subject that is extremely common, yet so unspoken of. Kudos - well written and unique in style and subject.

[lovejulez03]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate your words and opinion. :)