Poems about Mental Health and Mental Illness
#MentalHealth
Poems written by those experiencing mental illness, mental disorders and other mental health problems. You'll also find poetry written by loved ones of sufferers. A bold and honest glimpse into the reality of mental illness.
AspergerPoet56
Poem Published
Today 7:43am
Today 7:43am
Positivitly Blind Chasing Ghosts
there’s no
finishing line
up ahead
The road
is never ending
with teeth bared
the hounds are chasing
In the distance
there’s a storm
and a burning bridge
just another obstacle
i find in my way
how do I say
goodbye
to the doubts
hhey have become
old friends
each whisper
has me second guessing
every step
i make towards
a happy ending
so my actions
end up being
worthless
who’s gonna
catch my fall
who thinks
I’m worthy...
finishing line
up ahead
The road
is never ending
with teeth bared
the hounds are chasing
In the distance
there’s a storm
and a burning bridge
just another obstacle
i find in my way
how do I say
goodbye
to the doubts
hhey have become
old friends
each whisper
has me second guessing
every step
i make towards
a happy ending
so my actions
end up being
worthless
who’s gonna
catch my fall
who thinks
I’m worthy...
#apathy
#depression
#emptiness
#MentalHealth
#SelfWorth
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2 Comments
84tabby
Sky99
Sky99
Poem Published
Today 1:10am
Today 1:10am
Dying within
I'm.
Dying within and I ask myself.Is there even a God?Or is that just Something.
People want to believe in because this world is filled with evil and sin
Dying within and I ask myself.Is there even a God?Or is that just Something.
People want to believe in because this world is filled with evil and sin
#MentalHealth
#sadness
#spiritual
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Her
Poem Published
19th Dec 2024 8:26am
19th Dec 2024 8:26am
I’ve Seen Far Too Much
And I wonder about the life
That will come after this
Because there has to be
Something better than this
That will come after this
Because there has to be
Something better than this
#addiction
#disability
#MentalHealth
#PTSD
#vulnerability
96 reads
21 Comments
PeaceFlpw
Peace Flow
Peace Flow
Poem Published
18th Dec 2024 11:18pm
18th Dec 2024 11:18pm
the "humankind" experience
why do certain animals tend to run from us?-because it's an instinct within that does not trust.... the same can go for us- and why we withdraw, because one thing we can do(first and foremost) effortlessly is take the time to judge....
no one's hardwired to up and just give up, but there's a certain threshold, within myself- that I'm well aware of....
winging this thing- coasting(figuratively)- my bones trying to hold up this " mobile home" as I often contemplate- "dissappearing acts...."
as to say, the journey isn't...
no one's hardwired to up and just give up, but there's a certain threshold, within myself- that I'm well aware of....
winging this thing- coasting(figuratively)- my bones trying to hold up this " mobile home" as I often contemplate- "dissappearing acts...."
as to say, the journey isn't...
#escape
#FeelingLost
#FeelingTrapped #MentalHealth
#FeelingTrapped #MentalHealth
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Paulajobi
Paula Jobi
Paula Jobi
Poem Published
18th Dec 2024 5:54pm
18th Dec 2024 5:54pm
Alarm!
My alarm goes off and my handsome
hubby reminds me that it's our 1 year
anniversary and that we both took off from work
to spend it together. Say "awww how sweet!"
We make love and hold each other awhile before hunger sets in. We have saved our cake topper in the freezer for this moment. Anniversary breakfast.
He had the sense to defrost it.
We devour it and play in it. It's in my hair and on my boobs and on his crotch. I love my hubby and my life! A hot steamy shower is just minutes away! But first...
I reach over because...
...
hubby reminds me that it's our 1 year
anniversary and that we both took off from work
to spend it together. Say "awww how sweet!"
We make love and hold each other awhile before hunger sets in. We have saved our cake topper in the freezer for this moment. Anniversary breakfast.
He had the sense to defrost it.
We devour it and play in it. It's in my hair and on my boobs and on his crotch. I love my hubby and my life! A hot steamy shower is just minutes away! But first...
I reach over because...
...
#MentalHealth
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4 Comments
Paulajobi
Paula Jobi
Paula Jobi
Poem Published
18th Dec 2024 9:49am
18th Dec 2024 9:49am
Migraine
MIGRAINE
When the
words spin
I can not write...
I sleep and
enter the
nightmares...
...inhuman dead hands touching me
places I don't give permission...
never is permission given!
Fingers are worms...
stench makes me want
to hurl stomach contents...
...stomach is acid...
full of fear.
I'M FREEZING!
Monsters come
and take what they want -
as they have always done.
I have no fight left...
further scarred...
further scared -
Maybe I'll...
When the
words spin
I can not write...
I sleep and
enter the
nightmares...
...inhuman dead hands touching me
places I don't give permission...
never is permission given!
Fingers are worms...
stench makes me want
to hurl stomach contents...
...stomach is acid...
full of fear.
I'M FREEZING!
Monsters come
and take what they want -
as they have always done.
I have no fight left...
further scarred...
further scared -
Maybe I'll...
#hurt
#MentalHealth
#suffering
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AspergerPoet56
Poem Published
18th Dec 2024 4:29am
18th Dec 2024 4:29am
Click...
the chamber spins
a morbid waltz
a bullet's kiss
a final pulse
no chance
no luck
just shadowed fate
a life-sized gamble
sealed by a trigger
high stakes
they say
a world to win
or lose
all it takes
is letting monsters
pull back the hammer
cold hard grime
a deafening silence
life's last breath
tension coils
a frantic heart
a hollow beat
reality's cruel
fleeting thought
held firm
the gun
a weight
a chilling touch
tomorrow's dreams ...
a morbid waltz
a bullet's kiss
a final pulse
no chance
no luck
just shadowed fate
a life-sized gamble
sealed by a trigger
high stakes
they say
a world to win
or lose
all it takes
is letting monsters
pull back the hammer
cold hard grime
a deafening silence
life's last breath
tension coils
a frantic heart
a hollow beat
reality's cruel
fleeting thought
held firm
the gun
a weight
a chilling touch
tomorrow's dreams ...
#apathy
#depression
#emptiness #MentalHealth
#emptiness #MentalHealth
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3 Comments
AspergerPoet56
Poem Published
17th Dec 2024 9:07pm
17th Dec 2024 9:07pm
The Rotten Tree
what i carry
behind the veil
is more
a silent wail
of known despair
a mind
beyond repair
inside judge and jury
all thoughts
like puree
rattling of
old bones
glass shattered
by stones
one sided
conversations
about destroying
creation
no tears shed
for the darkness
in my head
ring that
leper bell
welcome
back hell
see what's
become of me
a rotten tree
behind the veil
is more
a silent wail
of known despair
a mind
beyond repair
inside judge and jury
all thoughts
like puree
rattling of
old bones
glass shattered
by stones
one sided
conversations
about destroying
creation
no tears shed
for the darkness
in my head
ring that
leper bell
welcome
back hell
see what's
become of me
a rotten tree
#identity
#MentalHealth
#SelfWorth
55 reads
9 Comments
PeaceFlpw
Peace Flow
Peace Flow
Poem Published
16th Dec 2024 10:35pm
16th Dec 2024 10:35pm
wanna know something insane?
extended deep sigh* .... NoobODDy assked to Be borrrrnn-na.... the end. smh
#humankind
#LifeCycle
#MentalHealth #TruthOfLife
#MentalHealth #TruthOfLife
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AspergerPoet56
Poem Published
16th Dec 2024 6:48pm
16th Dec 2024 6:48pm
Stubborn Goat
its never
black or white
unless triggers
are pulled
time is gonna come
when bullets fly
then there
will be no doubts
joke's on me
if i'm hit
by an
unplanned ricochet
dont reserve that
grave just yet
this stubborn goat
must love pain
inviting suffering
with open arms
crazy fighter contradicts
suicide attempts
same mistakes
always repeated
sanity betrays
grim reaper every time
black or white
unless triggers
are pulled
time is gonna come
when bullets fly
then there
will be no doubts
joke's on me
if i'm hit
by an
unplanned ricochet
dont reserve that
grave just yet
this stubborn goat
must love pain
inviting suffering
with open arms
crazy fighter contradicts
suicide attempts
same mistakes
always repeated
sanity betrays
grim reaper every time
#depression
#LifeStruggles
#MentalHealth
64 reads
5 Comments
LunaGreyhawk
Poem Published
16th Dec 2024 1:55am
16th Dec 2024 1:55am
Limerence
i. infatuation
silver rings on masculine,
slender fingers ~
expertly rolled blunts
between index and middle;
sweatpants, the nice material;
you know what you’re doing,
and you know
how I’m going to respond;
you’re counting on it
ii. crystallization
guttural groanings, soft sighs
follow me home, in the shadows,
long after you’ve kissed my cheek
and pointed me toward the door ~
sometimes shutting it mid-goodbye;
still, my desire burns, unchecked
for...
silver rings on masculine,
slender fingers ~
expertly rolled blunts
between index and middle;
sweatpants, the nice material;
you know what you’re doing,
and you know
how I’m going to respond;
you’re counting on it
ii. crystallization
guttural groanings, soft sighs
follow me home, in the shadows,
long after you’ve kissed my cheek
and pointed me toward the door ~
sometimes shutting it mid-goodbye;
still, my desire burns, unchecked
for...
#bipolar
#MentalHealth
64 reads
4 Comments
gothicsurrealism
Daniel Long
Daniel Long
Poem Published
14th Dec 2024 4:18pm
14th Dec 2024 4:18pm
Never Give Up Life
I will never give up this new year!
I will veer away from a dreadful society
and trek into the wilderness
for the sake of my self preservation.
What sins and decay society is now!
Embrace the peace of nonjudgmental eyes,
or nonexistent eyes in the wilds.
I don’t care how alone I am I want solitude.
I once wrote the forest has eyes and tongues.
This refers to his the psychosis will follow me.
I accept this, however, no one will witness me
responding to these voices out loud!
I’m 37 now and I am exhausted and...
I will veer away from a dreadful society
and trek into the wilderness
for the sake of my self preservation.
What sins and decay society is now!
Embrace the peace of nonjudgmental eyes,
or nonexistent eyes in the wilds.
I don’t care how alone I am I want solitude.
I once wrote the forest has eyes and tongues.
This refers to his the psychosis will follow me.
I accept this, however, no one will witness me
responding to these voices out loud!
I’m 37 now and I am exhausted and...
#confessional
#LifeChangingMoment
#MentalHealth
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfReflection
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