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Mental Health Poems | Examples of Mental Health Poetry

Mental Health Poems - Examples of all types of mental health poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for mental health.
Premium Member Heart Gentle Eye Mindful
Written: May 18, 2023, For Unseeking Seeker Contest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Languid breath dwindles, scrounging panacea air quiddity remorse core...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, heart, mental health,
Form: Rhyme



Sadness
You know the feeling You're okay but it seems sad Think, it's really sad....Read the rest...
Categories: feelings, mental health, perspective,
Form: Haiku
Wealth
H•aving it is worth more than gold E•ating to live and not living to eat nourishes the body and soul A•bstaining from deleterious things that are meant to ...Read the rest...
Categories: mental health, blessing, happiness, health, inspiration,
Form: Acrostic
What About Me?
As I sit back and reminisce about my day, I ponder all the happenings that came to play. All the concessions, all the bargaining, all the ways I gave in; My stomach drops as if I've committed an...Read the rest...
Categories: mental health, angst, conflict, how i
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Dangerous Words
My bones can be broken by stones and sticks, But cruel words can also get in their licks. At times, it's more than bones that take a hit - Other parts are vulnerable, I admit. Sadly, words...Read the rest...
Categories: mental health, bullying, heartbreak, hurt, mental
Form: Rhyme



Demons
I sit back an watch Not saying a single thing, Plotting till i cant think straight, My brain boils with hate , Itself its trying to uncage all the racing thoughts giving way to rage So here...Read the rest...
Categories: mental health, absence, allusion, anger, dark,
Form: ABC
SILENT DEATH
Silent tears filled her broken heart Her emotions and feelings were torn apart She could have become more Yet society and its notions forbid her from making the move. She could have done better, But gender roles set her limits,...Read the rest...
Categories: mental health, women,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Mindful Heart
Written: May 17, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Artistic portrayal of life events as a diorama Fog hinders sight, and exertion leads to drama Seek ease, apathy,...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, heart, mental health,
Form: Rhyme
Suffocating
A hostage in my own home. I should feel safe. I have no reason not to. And yet I am suffocating in my own skin. I am drowning, the feeling burns my throat and my eyes water. I...Read the rest...
Categories: mental health, anxiety, deep, hate, hurt,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Sands of time
Life starts out with a slate so clean, As the sands of time begin with a trickle It begins with a word and then a wound unseen More words, then everything turns physical. As the sands of time begin...Read the rest...
Categories: mental health, abuse, birth, books, christian,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member 6SIX6
Take three Set me free Take three That's me That's me I'm a fool In the night I'm a little cool Maybe I'll fight But you know how it is In this lonely biz Take three Set me free Take three That's me That's me The sky is...Read the rest...
Categories: mental health, how i feel, identity,
Form: Free verse
Mood Swing
The black clouds above Meant that it will rain today There'll be change of mood....Read the rest...
Categories: character, feelings, mental health,
Form: Haiku
Dermatillomania
Am I a freak? I pick my skin until I bleed It brings me peace and comfort Google says it’s my mental health or OCD It goes away for weeks, but when it comes back I...Read the rest...
Categories: mental health, addiction, anxiety, deep, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Reasons to Worry
I think of scary things, it seems, As dogs that jump like cats, in dreams. They say I spend too much time caring With no reasons for such scaring; That, I should learn to relax at...Read the rest...
Categories: mental health, animal, anxiety, cat, dog,
Form: Rhyme
The Pyramid
I told y-o-u about, What's outside the pyramid. but Y-o--u won't believe, everything to begin with. I called you out ,from your o-w-n little Pyramid b-u-t y-o-u won't come out! From that little pyramid Soo hide inside, of...Read the rest...
Categories: mental health, care, caregiving, change, friend,
Form: Rhyme

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