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Mad Hatter
I'm hearing voices inside my head
Screaming and shouting
Laughter filled with dread
Noises distorted from the past
I'll carry this 'til my life last
Where is all this coming from
Why does it have to be me to succumb
To this disease that takes over the brain and make it numb
Numb of all the feelings i have inside
It really takes its toll when you can't laugh or cry
Manic episodes, delusional thoughts
How hard it is live with these
The beaming smile you used to see
Those happy moments you shared with me
Now turned to frown and misery
Yesterday the Martians are out to get me
Today i'll be Napoleon
Let me get my horse and i'll cross the Rubicon
Illusions, delusions of grandeur
I want my reality back, can someone please give me a cure
Ever since the day my world turned to gray
You've said to me that all the memories we've treasured
Will always be remembered
That I may not be the way you're used to me
But you'll love me unconditionally
Reality is much harder to grasp these days
They all say that i'm crazy, a godless man cursed
If only you'd listen to every word i say
I'm telling you Jesus Christ walks with me everyday
He's the one telling me what i must say
Screaming and shouting
Laughter filled with dread
Noises distorted from the past
I'll carry this 'til my life last
Where is all this coming from
Why does it have to be me to succumb
To this disease that takes over the brain and make it numb
Numb of all the feelings i have inside
It really takes its toll when you can't laugh or cry
Manic episodes, delusional thoughts
How hard it is live with these
The beaming smile you used to see
Those happy moments you shared with me
Now turned to frown and misery
Yesterday the Martians are out to get me
Today i'll be Napoleon
Let me get my horse and i'll cross the Rubicon
Illusions, delusions of grandeur
I want my reality back, can someone please give me a cure
Ever since the day my world turned to gray
You've said to me that all the memories we've treasured
Will always be remembered
That I may not be the way you're used to me
But you'll love me unconditionally
Reality is much harder to grasp these days
They all say that i'm crazy, a godless man cursed
If only you'd listen to every word i say
I'm telling you Jesus Christ walks with me everyday
He's the one telling me what i must say
Published 18th Aug 2014
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18th Aug 2014 2:45pm
Delusional thoughts and feelings of numbness can really put their tolls on someone's soul.
I like the twist you gave into this piece, from darkness to light speaking of love and Jesus.
@EngrVV
I like the twist you gave into this piece, from darkness to light speaking of love and Jesus.
@EngrVV
Thanks! Just learned about schizophrenia today in my psych class and felt that i have to write something about it.
That's not how I wrote it though, not really a god person. The poem's more like, society thumping down and passing judgement to people with mental disorders.
Interesting view though. :)
O.T.
Are you from the Philippines? You look Filipino to me
That's not how I wrote it though, not really a god person. The poem's more like, society thumping down and passing judgement to people with mental disorders.
Interesting view though. :)
O.T.
Are you from the Philippines? You look Filipino to me
18th Aug 2014 3:37pm
Poets like us write to be misunderstood, that's why most of the time we write in metaphors. If the readers come along with diferrent interpretations, then we succeeded in our endeavors.
By the way welcome to DUP Maynila...I must say you have a strong foundation in weaving words. Write on!
@EngrVV
By the way welcome to DUP Maynila...I must say you have a strong foundation in weaving words. Write on!
@EngrVV
18th Aug 2014 4:03pm
Thanks! That means a lot.
Glad I've found this site, now everything I write don't just sit in my laptop wasting away until I get the urge to delete it.
Glad I've found this site, now everything I write don't just sit in my laptop wasting away until I get the urge to delete it.
As a person with a mental disorder, I feel this poem. Someone just told me yesterday that I'm "crazy, a godless girl cursed", he said God sent him to save me. I don't even know. Magaling, kaibigan. Welcome to DUP. :)
21st Aug 2014 6:26pm
Salamat! People should know more about mental disorders and what it can do to a person. People sometimes mix reality with their fantasies, what a shame.
