Mental Health Poems | Examples of Mental Health Poetry

It's only 2:00 am. I even waited to take the drugs till midnight, so I wouldn't have to fight an extra 2 hours through the night Not that it makes much of a difference. In 4.5 hours my alarm will go off (not that I really need one) and I'll continue to just survive each torturous moment. The only difference is the daytime doesn't have the...

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These next _ minutes are going to be hard... I open my eyes Not sure what time it is, but I bet I can guess. The drugs never work for more than 2 hours, and the distress from the pressure in my head and throat has been suppressing more than 2 hours of sleep a night for months now - even with the drugs. They have...

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In case I never write another poem again, here's what I've been thinking I've had a rough time wrestling with the rigid grooves inside my red hard, head - heading nowhere really, getting no place clearly, drearily coming to a head - where spine meets brain and runs its creviced terrain it spent too many hours of my life building. Beautiful though, isn't it? All of it...

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There's no speed limit, we have no breaks Treacherous conditions, living high stakes When will we crash? Step on the gas Spun on the ice, hydroplane Just how long until impact When can I get off this ride? ...

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Insurance took my therapy away Can't cross a busy street without help Have severe post-traumatic stress All I can do right now is write Struggle to sleep at night I feel so lonely No one to trust Low income People Starve ...

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Two of these One of those Take with food One more dose Swallow it down Like magical spells Self-medicate To make yourself well Tail of newt Wing of fly Take everyday and you won't cry Lock it all up Behind chemical walls Don't read fine print Across ceiling crawl Pharmaceutical cauldron Sorcery lab Not just broken body Your soul's on the slab...

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No regerts, yeah you read it right. No regerts has been my cretto for years. Live your life the way you want and never be ashamed of your tears. Ignorance is bliss and says a lot about our society. When ignorance rules, the only thing worse is living in sobriety.  Wrong or right, apologies start to heal....

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Caused me to black out from the trauma My hands shook, letter full of lies Boxes of my life in yard No phone, trapped in darkness Drank away his life You don't like me I'm to blame Home Gone Now ...

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So many ways to say one thing More than one way to turn pawn to king Too many turns to the grocery store Which turn shall I take? Countless words to choose from From sunrise to sunset Too many ends to be met With no end So many ways to say one thing How will I say this? The paralysis of perfection pours A whisper...

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Face like a bulldog She didn't understand "no" She is the puppet master...

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Trust She's lost No more threats Slammed the door shut More false accusations from her warped mind ...

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I am the ignored big sister, The good big sister, The must be perfect big sister. I look at the high podium that I was forced to build. Why? I don't want this.. My little brother hates me, My Grandparents expect everything from me, My parents expect more from me. No one knows me. You must think I'm a perfect...

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The smooth ink stains bleed a crimson red with each stroke The pages' colors publish a perilous message against the black granite surface Black, red, white Its message is clear It's time to stop writing...

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Would you be mad if I picked up the bottle? Would you cry if I were to die Lost to the cradle of death Would you hold me close as I cry? Would you hum me to sleep As I softly weep? Would you comfort me through the sorrow Beg me to see tomorrow? And I ask one more time, would you?...

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Every day when I wake up I feel ashamed my time isn't over Every night when I go to sleep I hope I never wake up Every conversation I have I pray to end soon Except the ones I have with you The ones where we laugh and smile Make it feel like it may be worthwhile But alas once your gone So is...

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