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.
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dumb reason
a sequel to Unspoken Rhyme by LilDragonFly
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out
and remove all doubt.”—Abraham Lincoln
lost in every time and season
him who adulates blind reason
adamant to make a muckle
though he lacks the tritest mickle
what's the virtue in illogic
when em is divorced from music
e'en the shrewdest sleight-of-hand trick
on the parchment torn makes you sick
let the dumb iamb a new ink
bleed to save him from the unthink
in a world of rhyme and reason ...
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out
and remove all doubt.”—Abraham Lincoln
lost in every time and season
him who adulates blind reason
adamant to make a muckle
though he lacks the tritest mickle
what's the virtue in illogic
when em is divorced from music
e'en the shrewdest sleight-of-hand trick
on the parchment torn makes you sick
let the dumb iamb a new ink
bleed to save him from the unthink
in a world of rhyme and reason ...
#MentalHealth
#rhyming
#wisdom
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dark clouds
do you know what it's like? when the sky is always night- but not the way one likes....one's whole being is numb and tight; one's much far from alright....
the exercising ways to get outside of one's mind?
"distractions" do not measure to the dark clouds in the sky.... nature and nuture-how they both much coincide-things that makes one wonder- at contradictions of this life....
the exercising ways to get outside of one's mind?
"distractions" do not measure to the dark clouds in the sky.... nature and nuture-how they both much coincide-things that makes one wonder- at contradictions of this life....
#LifeCycle
#MentalHealth
#depression #SelfReflection
#depression #SelfReflection
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We interrupt your scheduled broadcast for a brief anxious interlude
I remember this news story once
about a chicken that lived on for days
after they axed its head in the rain
not sure if I found myself longing
to run full pelt and aimless
or revel in the gift of no brain
about a chicken that lived on for days
after they axed its head in the rain
not sure if I found myself longing
to run full pelt and aimless
or revel in the gift of no brain
#MentalHealth
#SelfReflection
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The Silent Scream
"Catching flies?"
Said a local wag
Upon passing
A seemingly yawning stranger
Mouth agape
Fixed, like sellotape
Silent
Eyes staring
Inwardly looking
At the horror within
Something beyond their comprehension
The terror so extreme
They are incapable
Of making any sound
Strangled in fear
Muted, and lockjawed
As the inner demons near
The stranger holds their head
In despair
Fearing decapitation
Or worse
Losing their mind
A mind already lost
And within this silent scream ...
Said a local wag
Upon passing
A seemingly yawning stranger
Mouth agape
Fixed, like sellotape
Silent
Eyes staring
Inwardly looking
At the horror within
Something beyond their comprehension
The terror so extreme
They are incapable
Of making any sound
Strangled in fear
Muted, and lockjawed
As the inner demons near
The stranger holds their head
In despair
Fearing decapitation
Or worse
Losing their mind
A mind already lost
And within this silent scream ...
#art
#confusion
#MentalHealth #philosophical
#MentalHealth #philosophical
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The Allure of a Stab Wound
I hate that blood dries brown.
The rich redness fades into an ugly burnt orange,
Sheer and dry.
I hate that skin heals.
My cells slowly stitching my skin back together,
Leaving behind an ugly purplish line.
I hate that I know.
That everyone else knows.
Blinking up at myself,
Bacteria swirling in the smell of copper.
Lapping at the puddle of slickness,
Saliva mixing with clotting blood.
Nursing my wounds,
Hoping the skin is numb enough to feel like it’s...
The rich redness fades into an ugly burnt orange,
Sheer and dry.
I hate that skin heals.
My cells slowly stitching my skin back together,
Leaving behind an ugly purplish line.
I hate that I know.
That everyone else knows.
Blinking up at myself,
Bacteria swirling in the smell of copper.
Lapping at the puddle of slickness,
Saliva mixing with clotting blood.
Nursing my wounds,
Hoping the skin is numb enough to feel like it’s...
#MentalHealth
#SelfHarm
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different bubbles
I sometimes think of missed opportunities-where I could have initiated or engaged in conversations; windows where one were weary of testing the temperature-
negative reinforcements-forever keeps one in the shadows; "there's no way she likes me"-"there's no way...." even though it seems she may give some sort of lead way of sorts-
I want to say- I'm sorry beloved- that I'm so distant just as much as you or more- there's multitude of battles that I myself as much as you yourself also may endure....
my heart is...
negative reinforcements-forever keeps one in the shadows; "there's no way she likes me"-"there's no way...." even though it seems she may give some sort of lead way of sorts-
I want to say- I'm sorry beloved- that I'm so distant just as much as you or more- there's multitude of battles that I myself as much as you yourself also may endure....
my heart is...
#healing
#LifeCycle
#MentalHealth #philosophical
#MentalHealth #philosophical
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What they never know
Desires swirl in the mist
One could grab them if not for the doubt
All the self loathing permeable
But lovers requiem loud and resounding
They are there to staunch the flow and heal the wounds
it’s all about the ones they never know
Trickling in and tearing flesh
Holding virtue to themselves
All will crumble and decay
But soon
They will know
One could grab them if not for the doubt
All the self loathing permeable
But lovers requiem loud and resounding
They are there to staunch the flow and heal the wounds
it’s all about the ones they never know
Trickling in and tearing flesh
Holding virtue to themselves
All will crumble and decay
But soon
They will know
#bipolar
#depression
#MentalHealth
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PSI
So in doing some research I come to realize I have PSI
Passive Suicidal Ideation
Basically, that means I want to die
But
I do not want to be the cause
I am unwilling to carry out the act myself
I hope for bad things to hsppen to me
Like a fatal car accident
A random shooting
An uncurable disease that will result in my death
A heart attack
Being struck by lightning
Anything that will result in my death
That I can feel no guilt about
...
Passive Suicidal Ideation
Basically, that means I want to die
But
I do not want to be the cause
I am unwilling to carry out the act myself
I hope for bad things to hsppen to me
Like a fatal car accident
A random shooting
An uncurable disease that will result in my death
A heart attack
Being struck by lightning
Anything that will result in my death
That I can feel no guilt about
...
#depression
#MentalHealth
#PTSD
#SelfDiscovery
#suicide
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About Last Year
Patience, a lot of patience,
That's what it takes to keep going.
At many years of age
we just want health and a lot of patience.
We are not attracted to indolence!
We are not afraid of impotence!
But, oh my God, how much we miss
the patience to have with impertinence
and inexperience and malevolence...
We try not to give up on the film
at the end of the first sequence.
And hear the same poorly told stories
out of sheer indulgence.
We then allowed ourselves to sit in the garden
and count the petals...
That's what it takes to keep going.
At many years of age
we just want health and a lot of patience.
We are not attracted to indolence!
We are not afraid of impotence!
But, oh my God, how much we miss
the patience to have with impertinence
and inexperience and malevolence...
We try not to give up on the film
at the end of the first sequence.
And hear the same poorly told stories
out of sheer indulgence.
We then allowed ourselves to sit in the garden
and count the petals...
#healing
#LifeStruggles
#MentalHealth
#MovingOn
#patience
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What's Best?
What am I fucking doing?
This hurts so fucking bad!
Im pushing people away
Good people
But it's because they're good people that I can't lie to them
I can't keep telling everyone I'm ok when they check on me
But I can't tell them how I really feel
Cuz I don't want them to worry
I don't want to cause them pain
So I shoulder the pain myself
I choose to suffer alone
Because I always know best
Whats best for everyone else except me
What I want doesn't matter
Because Im fucked in the...
This hurts so fucking bad!
Im pushing people away
Good people
But it's because they're good people that I can't lie to them
I can't keep telling everyone I'm ok when they check on me
But I can't tell them how I really feel
Cuz I don't want them to worry
I don't want to cause them pain
So I shoulder the pain myself
I choose to suffer alone
Because I always know best
Whats best for everyone else except me
What I want doesn't matter
Because Im fucked in the...
#confessional
#despair
#MentalHealth
#sadness
#SelfReflection
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Creature Comforts
Extortion contortion
Blackmail heart
My guilty conscience without a plea bargain to save my soul
Sate the condemnation against the stacks of achievements
Seeking self worth in steep dreams and vain accomplishments
When survival is an empty endeavor apart from the substance
Shotgun circumstances
Self indulgence of these vain romances
I’m going in circles in my head
When it’s dreams that won’t come true and fantasies for escape
All I’m working towards in this society of financial rape
Violations crave, another moment...
Blackmail heart
My guilty conscience without a plea bargain to save my soul
Sate the condemnation against the stacks of achievements
Seeking self worth in steep dreams and vain accomplishments
When survival is an empty endeavor apart from the substance
Shotgun circumstances
Self indulgence of these vain romances
I’m going in circles in my head
When it’s dreams that won’t come true and fantasies for escape
All I’m working towards in this society of financial rape
Violations crave, another moment...
#addiction
#corruption
#faith
#job
#MentalHealth
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Mind Rape Massacre (DARQ)
Heart heavy weighs in
Distortions of a mind full of an ill perception
Speaking in correlation with these thoughts that race
The harmony of chaos culminates the words I can’t erase
Cynicism breeds thoughts of hopeless form
On the inside the anxiety provokes a contemplative storm
Irrationality of self sabotage to fake some semblance of control
As if in escaping all that plagues me I can salvage what’s left of my soul
Blessings lost through a filter of the burdens a negative mindset makes them out to be
If I mishandle all I fail to...
Distortions of a mind full of an ill perception
Speaking in correlation with these thoughts that race
The harmony of chaos culminates the words I can’t erase
Cynicism breeds thoughts of hopeless form
On the inside the anxiety provokes a contemplative storm
Irrationality of self sabotage to fake some semblance of control
As if in escaping all that plagues me I can salvage what’s left of my soul
Blessings lost through a filter of the burdens a negative mindset makes them out to be
If I mishandle all I fail to...
#addiction
#depression
#despair
#lust
#MentalHealth
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