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.
Crazontheinside
Bumped Today 5:44am
27th Feb 2020 1:24am
27th Feb 2020 1:24am
Suicide
I am lost inside a thought, wandering nowhere,
Suffering being broken apart.
Waiting, wishing these days gone by,
I am standing at the edge of time.
As the waves come crashing in.
is your reasons enough?
or will you sink deep within?"
People do not die,
in the name of suicide.
They die of empty sadness,
everyone should know that's why.
No one knows the heartache,
that lies behind that smile.
No one knows the many times,
You've broke down and cried.
Loss of sight of who you are, ...
Suffering being broken apart.
Waiting, wishing these days gone by,
I am standing at the edge of time.
As the waves come crashing in.
is your reasons enough?
or will you sink deep within?"
People do not die,
in the name of suicide.
They die of empty sadness,
everyone should know that's why.
No one knows the heartache,
that lies behind that smile.
No one knows the many times,
You've broke down and cried.
Loss of sight of who you are, ...
#suicide
#MentalHealth
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PeaceFlpw
Peace Flow
Peace Flow
Poem Published
Yesterday 6:30pm
Yesterday 6:30pm
spaced inside out through time
Cranium's sweets beaten to confetti, like Pinatas at birthday parties;
the "almighty measuring stick" strikes again and again, like an axe murderer's horror film set to 10 on the Richter scale for full blown cringe;
every step one takes is like pacing through landmines well hidden; anxiety is an understatement; which only begins to explain "paranoia/schizophrenic" symptoms;
boxed in; held captive; in preparation for the final "6ft distance" requirement;
the "almighty measuring stick" strikes again and again, like an axe murderer's horror film set to 10 on the Richter scale for full blown cringe;
every step one takes is like pacing through landmines well hidden; anxiety is an understatement; which only begins to explain "paranoia/schizophrenic" symptoms;
boxed in; held captive; in preparation for the final "6ft distance" requirement;
#depression
#loneliness
#dark
#MentalHealth
#FeelingLost
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TrueLover
Meganne
Meganne
Poem Published
Yesterday 4:07am
Yesterday 4:07am
Elephant necklace
Elephants symbolize a strength that is endless;
Maybe thats why my grandma gave me that necklace.
She believed in me with all her heart;
Yet I still continue to tear myself apart.
I wish so desperately;
That I could find the light she always saw in me.
Maybe thats why my grandma gave me that necklace.
She believed in me with all her heart;
Yet I still continue to tear myself apart.
I wish so desperately;
That I could find the light she always saw in me.
#grief
#MentalHealth
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Kaden_Malis
Kaden Malis
Kaden Malis
Poem Published
9th Jul 2020 10:40pm
9th Jul 2020 10:40pm
Are you OK?
Are you OK?
Nobody knows
Too many feelings
I didn't want to show
You seem different
Than you were before
Like another person
Just walked through the door
Wide eyes
Wild stare
Looking far away
For something that's not there
Gotta make myself
Put on a show
Play that character
Everyone knows
Which is the real me
I wish I knew
I'm one whole person
Divided into
Am I OK?
I don't know
Two personalities battle
But which is the foe
Nobody knows
Too many feelings
I didn't want to show
You seem different
Than you were before
Like another person
Just walked through the door
Wide eyes
Wild stare
Looking far away
For something that's not there
Gotta make myself
Put on a show
Play that character
Everyone knows
Which is the real me
I wish I knew
I'm one whole person
Divided into
Am I OK?
I don't know
Two personalities battle
But which is the foe
#anxiety
#depression
#SelfHarm
#bipolar
#MentalHealth
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2 Comments
Crazontheinside
Bumped 9th Jul 2020 5:50am
1st Jul 2020 9:31am
1st Jul 2020 9:31am
Introduction Through My Complex Mind
Dear Diary... This is "My Bi-Polar Mind"
We all have a story, some happy, while others endure tragedy. I want the world to understand; we’re not a disease...there is no cure, I hope that showing my view of someone who has lived and struggled, even now, will help others be more compassionate to the more vulnerable. All I ask of you is to keep an open mind, lock up your judgements and realize we are still human beings. We have feelings like everyone else. As the human race we need to realize the facts. In your lifetime you WILL experience it, could be from someone that has it....
We all have a story, some happy, while others endure tragedy. I want the world to understand; we’re not a disease...there is no cure, I hope that showing my view of someone who has lived and struggled, even now, will help others be more compassionate to the more vulnerable. All I ask of you is to keep an open mind, lock up your judgements and realize we are still human beings. We have feelings like everyone else. As the human race we need to realize the facts. In your lifetime you WILL experience it, could be from someone that has it....
#LifeStruggles
#prose
#TruthOfLife
#MentalHealth
#nonfiction
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snugglebuck
Poem Published
8th Jul 2020 11:55pm
8th Jul 2020 11:55pm
Recluce
#love
#sex
#erotic
#MentalHealth
#EmilyDickinson
110 reads
14 Comments
socksscareme
Socks
Socks
Poem Published
8th Jul 2020 4:06pm
8th Jul 2020 4:06pm
Portraits Of A Girl
A Picture Of Lust & Wanton
A chime, a twinkle, floats in the air, against my fingers, stainless steel
Upon my face, mirrored miles, full of grace, smiling smiles
Aghast, a gasp, breath behind, a grasp
You kneel down, mumbling prayers, the temple that is I
You thrust through, anticipating, the terminal trumpet
Entombed within, soft whispers impel you further
A final offering, so drown in my eyes, joy bound, heaven spent
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A Polaroid
Dissolved, what's in a name
Dependant, on...
A chime, a twinkle, floats in the air, against my fingers, stainless steel
Upon my face, mirrored miles, full of grace, smiling smiles
Aghast, a gasp, breath behind, a grasp
You kneel down, mumbling prayers, the temple that is I
You thrust through, anticipating, the terminal trumpet
Entombed within, soft whispers impel you further
A final offering, so drown in my eyes, joy bound, heaven spent
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A Polaroid
Dissolved, what's in a name
Dependant, on...
#lust
#sex
#identity
#illness
#MentalHealth
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socksscareme
Socks
Socks
Poem Published
7th Jul 2020 8:02pm
7th Jul 2020 8:02pm
A Hundred Faces, A Thousand Voices
Existence, Obsolete
You know, I know that you know I know what you meant when you said what you did to me and I just don't cry over the obsolete.
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Missing
The mystery of immortality is the mystery. What good would it due you to walk around, a missing person?
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The Eyes Say It All
I heard my eyelids having a conversation on whether I was sleepy enough to fall asleep, it went like this, blink blink, blink blink. ...
You know, I know that you know I know what you meant when you said what you did to me and I just don't cry over the obsolete.
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Missing
The mystery of immortality is the mystery. What good would it due you to walk around, a missing person?
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The Eyes Say It All
I heard my eyelids having a conversation on whether I was sleepy enough to fall asleep, it went like this, blink blink, blink blink. ...
#love
#identity
#MentalHealth
#sleep
#mystery
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Kaden_Malis
Kaden Malis
Kaden Malis
Poem Published
7th Jul 2020 10:28am
7th Jul 2020 10:28am
Lost in a maze
My thoughts are an extensive world
The skies are dark
Clouds and fog hide
The lustrous beauty of the moon
Stars show a brief glimmer of hope
Through a silent break in the
Blanket covering the Wildwood
Where is my reprieve
From this eternal night?
I'm lost in a maze
With no boundaries
Everything is silent
No voices to guide me
All alone with no way home
Help
The skies are dark
Clouds and fog hide
The lustrous beauty of the moon
Stars show a brief glimmer of hope
Through a silent break in the
Blanket covering the Wildwood
Where is my reprieve
From this eternal night?
I'm lost in a maze
With no boundaries
Everything is silent
No voices to guide me
All alone with no way home
Help
#sadness
#anxiety
#depression
#MentalHealth
#despair
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1 Comment
TrueLover
Meganne
Meganne
Poem Published
7th Jul 2020 00:33am
7th Jul 2020 00:33am
"Hey alice how is wonderland?"
For years you doubted me and said I was making it all up,
but now that you've fallen down this depression hole too;
you apoligize and expect me to believe you.
"So, hey alice how is wonderland?"
Every where you look you see bottles tempting you to drink,
and every where you turn you find strange creatures and feelings that make you stop and think.
"So, hey alice how is wonderland?"
You discover substances and try them attempting to numb the pain,
Now you cry so much it's like drowning in the rain.
"So, hey alice how...
but now that you've fallen down this depression hole too;
you apoligize and expect me to believe you.
"So, hey alice how is wonderland?"
Every where you look you see bottles tempting you to drink,
and every where you turn you find strange creatures and feelings that make you stop and think.
"So, hey alice how is wonderland?"
You discover substances and try them attempting to numb the pain,
Now you cry so much it's like drowning in the rain.
"So, hey alice how...
#anxiety
#depression
#MentalHealth
#FeelingTrapped
#hurt
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Kaden_Malis
Kaden Malis
Kaden Malis
Poem Published
6th Jul 2020 10:54am
6th Jul 2020 10:54am
Falling
Climb, climb
Way up high
Past the treetops into the sky
Man you better pass that fifth
I wanna take another hit
I've got my wings and I wanna fly
Sail me down the river
Dock my ship around the bend
A little place called the devil's den
I'm gonna stay here a little bit
Get myself a little lit
Find something that'll take away shivers
Sipping booze, I'll slip away
Binge and purge all the day
Slide into this broken bed
By the morning I'll be dead
There's no way to save me
Way up high
Past the treetops into the sky
Man you better pass that fifth
I wanna take another hit
I've got my wings and I wanna fly
Sail me down the river
Dock my ship around the bend
A little place called the devil's den
I'm gonna stay here a little bit
Get myself a little lit
Find something that'll take away shivers
Sipping booze, I'll slip away
Binge and purge all the day
Slide into this broken bed
By the morning I'll be dead
There's no way to save me
#anxiety
#depression
#SelfHarm
#addiction
#MentalHealth
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Kaden_Malis
Kaden Malis
Kaden Malis
Poem Published
6th Jul 2020 10:44am
6th Jul 2020 10:44am
Trip
Spend the day wasting time
Searching for the missing line
STP still going strong
Feel their strength in every song
Take a sip to spark the mind
Take some pills, all different kinds
Where am I going, where have I been
Lost lots of time with all my friends
Idle hands do devil's work
Play with matches, you'll get burnt
Trip today, trip tonight
Really tired of trying to fight
Trip tomorrow and the next
Lost my shoes and lost my head
Gets me through another day
Sick and tired, just waste away
Searching for the missing line
STP still going strong
Feel their strength in every song
Take a sip to spark the mind
Take some pills, all different kinds
Where am I going, where have I been
Lost lots of time with all my friends
Idle hands do devil's work
Play with matches, you'll get burnt
Trip today, trip tonight
Really tired of trying to fight
Trip tomorrow and the next
Lost my shoes and lost my head
Gets me through another day
Sick and tired, just waste away
#anxiety
#depression
#SelfHarm
#addiction
#MentalHealth
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