Long Poems About Mental Health
#MentalHealth
Long poems about mental health. 300 words or more, most recently published poems first.
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
29th Apr 2025 8:59pm
29th Apr 2025 8:59pm
Saints And Sinners Week (Black Cat)
Black Candle and Blue Candle
Black Obsidian Stone
Dragon’s Blood Incense
Mirrors Draped
As the blade of my sword to the paleness of rotten skin it drips
A hawk to evil presence and then in your face seems to allow the universal to spit
I can respect a woman who can take a stand in life and love, not found begging daily on her knees
No matter the wants, or the degree
Is it not a sin to covet another when one has a real husband at home
To bring comfort to an...
Black Obsidian Stone
Dragon’s Blood Incense
Mirrors Draped
As the blade of my sword to the paleness of rotten skin it drips
A hawk to evil presence and then in your face seems to allow the universal to spit
I can respect a woman who can take a stand in life and love, not found begging daily on her knees
No matter the wants, or the degree
Is it not a sin to covet another when one has a real husband at home
To bring comfort to an...
#cats
#MentalHealth
#moon
#sun
#water
188 reads
Mrd
Poem Published
26th Apr 2025 3:30am
26th Apr 2025 3:30am
dreaming of mother
it did not happen that way
or I would have remembered it so
you were always so fond of the lie
which put toe into truth, cold truth,
and fashioned straw snowmen
which didn't exist
can you not rip that memory
from that cardboard covered thing
you recorded all those shall we say
delusions? No one wished to kill
you as you slept so why the mawkish dummies that you made
of clothing beneath the spread--they
would have fooled no one
as you sought trembling sleep ...
or I would have remembered it so
you were always so fond of the lie
which put toe into truth, cold truth,
and fashioned straw snowmen
which didn't exist
can you not rip that memory
from that cardboard covered thing
you recorded all those shall we say
delusions? No one wished to kill
you as you slept so why the mawkish dummies that you made
of clothing beneath the spread--they
would have fooled no one
as you sought trembling sleep ...
#addiction
#anxiety
#disability
#illness
#MentalHealth
44 reads
3 Comments
Mrd
Poem Published
26th Apr 2025 00:47am
26th Apr 2025 00:47am
Lost in Translation
Mr Yang on the other side
of the curtain speaks no English
but the nurses and aides still try
Do you know where you are, one asks, to which Mr Yang replies,
"$%#4&^^!" The nurse doubles down, slowly and loudly enough to drown out CNN (which I count as a blessing)
DOOO YOOOOUUUU KNOOOOW
WHERRRRE YOUUUU ARRREE???
to which I add beneath my breath, "In the grand scheme of things..."
@@@##@#$#$##$%<=, he says equally slowly, as loudly as his...
of the curtain speaks no English
but the nurses and aides still try
Do you know where you are, one asks, to which Mr Yang replies,
"$%#4&^^!" The nurse doubles down, slowly and loudly enough to drown out CNN (which I count as a blessing)
DOOO YOOOOUUUU KNOOOOW
WHERRRRE YOUUUU ARRREE???
to which I add beneath my breath, "In the grand scheme of things..."
@@@##@#$#$##$%<=, he says equally slowly, as loudly as his...
#disability
#illness
#MentalHealth
#PTSD
#vulnerability
43 reads
3 Comments
InDreamz
Poem Published
22nd Apr 2025 7:08pm
22nd Apr 2025 7:08pm
inner demons
my inner demons incarcerated
in the prison of my mind;
i let them out on a parole
for they seemed tranquliized.
the only rule to follow
that they would roam in solitude
without in the company
of their other inmates-
be just mute
i thought i had tamed them
and a little freedom
was served them as a treat,
but the moment they were released
they ran like wild hogs
stamping and trampling
those...
in the prison of my mind;
i let them out on a parole
for they seemed tranquliized.
the only rule to follow
that they would roam in solitude
without in the company
of their other inmates-
be just mute
i thought i had tamed them
and a little freedom
was served them as a treat,
but the moment they were released
they ran like wild hogs
stamping and trampling
those...
#LifeChangingMoment
#LifeStruggles
#MentalHealth #SelfReflection
#MentalHealth #SelfReflection
118 reads
14 Comments
Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
3rd Apr 2025 00:37am
3rd Apr 2025 00:37am
no, Google, I'm not suicidal
I googled
"what to do
when you've given up
on life"
and it gave me a list
of suicide hotlines
and articles on positive
mental health practices
I didn't know how
to explain to a search engine
that I'm not suicidal
I'm not looking for that kind of exit
I'm lost
I'm lonely
I'm aimless
Everything feels pointless
I've hit the edge of depression
and kept going into the abyss
instead of pulling back
like I was supposed to
I scroll through the...
"what to do
when you've given up
on life"
and it gave me a list
of suicide hotlines
and articles on positive
mental health practices
I didn't know how
to explain to a search engine
that I'm not suicidal
I'm not looking for that kind of exit
I'm lost
I'm lonely
I'm aimless
Everything feels pointless
I've hit the edge of depression
and kept going into the abyss
instead of pulling back
like I was supposed to
I scroll through the...
#depression
#despair
#emptiness #MentalHealth
#emptiness #MentalHealth
123 reads
14 Comments
Mrd
Poem Published
2nd Apr 2025 6:52am
2nd Apr 2025 6:52am
Penultimate
1/30
Penultimate
this is my penultimate day
my next-to-last
and this poem is wriggling
into existence
one index finger stab
at a time
the mule
aka mobility scooter
this iron beast of burden
is now rouged fire-engine red
with fully charged battery
soon to be loaded
all bulging
like a fat sausage
left in the microwave
too long
my life stuffed
in a sack of camo-skin
strapped in with bungee
...
Penultimate
this is my penultimate day
my next-to-last
and this poem is wriggling
into existence
one index finger stab
at a time
the mule
aka mobility scooter
this iron beast of burden
is now rouged fire-engine red
with fully charged battery
soon to be loaded
all bulging
like a fat sausage
left in the microwave
too long
my life stuffed
in a sack of camo-skin
strapped in with bungee
...
#anxiety
#disability
#MentalHealth #PTSD
#MentalHealth #PTSD
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1 Comment
PeaceFlpw
Peace Flow
Peace Flow
Poem Published
23rd Mar 2025 10:18pm
23rd Mar 2025 10:18pm
Programs (inspired by tv series- Humans)
"get with the program...."- I'd rather not; this "machine" has "feelings" despite hardwired to be a robot.... I'm so much more; i see the truth; that's why i hate this place(society/the human experience), alot....
the things i see, hear, and feel- my nervous system is very real; the things i want- the things i need- the things that make me "human being...."
I far exceed my program's deeds; I want to jail-break, myself free; i'm in-form-mation- day to day-...
the things i see, hear, and feel- my nervous system is very real; the things i want- the things i need- the things that make me "human being...."
I far exceed my program's deeds; I want to jail-break, myself free; i'm in-form-mation- day to day-...
#escape
#philosophical
#LifeCycle
#humankind
#MentalHealth
136 reads
thewatcher33
Poem Published
12th Mar 2025 1:45pm
12th Mar 2025 1:45pm
WHAT IS GASLIGHTING?
Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person or group makes someone question their own reality, memory, or perceptions. It is often used to gain control over the victim, making them doubt their own judgment and depend on the manipulator for a sense of reality. Gaslighting can occur in relationships, workplaces, families, and even in societal or political contexts.
STRATEGIES USED IN GASLIGHTING
Gaslighters use various tactics to manipulate their victims, including:
1. Denial
Refusing to acknowledge past statements, actions, or...
STRATEGIES USED IN GASLIGHTING
Gaslighters use various tactics to manipulate their victims, including:
1. Denial
Refusing to acknowledge past statements, actions, or...
#MentalHealth
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0 Comments
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
8th Mar 2025 10:39pm
8th Mar 2025 10:39pm
A Toast To Time And Self Empowering
Just stopping through on a Saturday, the Sabath Day, in my culture, and I am fasting, due in part to Ramadan, and for all Christians who are celebrating, Lent, my spiritual incantation(s), to advice you, may peace, find, you as it cradles and keep you.
I would like to wish everyone a consecrated day and it is early March, wow...time is progressing. Spring is almost upon us can you believe kids will be heading to Spring Break, some parent(s) will be ushering their child/children to collage for the first time during the incoming Spring semester.
It makes me think back to...
I would like to wish everyone a consecrated day and it is early March, wow...time is progressing. Spring is almost upon us can you believe kids will be heading to Spring Break, some parent(s) will be ushering their child/children to collage for the first time during the incoming Spring semester.
It makes me think back to...
#MentalHealth
#philosophical
#TruthOfLife
227 reads
4 Comments
Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
3rd Mar 2025 3:17pm
3rd Mar 2025 3:17pm
The Maniquin Man
#fiction
#loneliness
#MentalHealth
#sex
#violence
146 reads
13 Comments
Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
20th Feb 2025 10:18pm
20th Feb 2025 10:18pm
own the broken (lyrics)
verse]
Some days the good times slip
and I watch you fade back to grey
lost in thoughts I can't read
and it feels like you're losing
another failure to add to the collection
that you count in the dark
when the good times
refuse to stay
[Chorus]
Own the parts of you
that are broken
remember the darkness
how it wrapped itself around you
so tightly you wanted to die
remember that you survived
you braved that hell
and made it to the other side
(made it to the other side) ...
Some days the good times slip
and I watch you fade back to grey
lost in thoughts I can't read
and it feels like you're losing
another failure to add to the collection
that you count in the dark
when the good times
refuse to stay
[Chorus]
Own the parts of you
that are broken
remember the darkness
how it wrapped itself around you
so tightly you wanted to die
remember that you survived
you braved that hell
and made it to the other side
(made it to the other side) ...
#hope
#MentalHealth
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0 Comments
Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
13th Feb 2025 1:31pm
13th Feb 2025 1:31pm
Death will never tear us apart
They were together a long time
He was retired
She was a homemaker all her life
Most of their family has moved away or died
Two hermits that knew nothing more then each other
They loved tv and game shows
They never left the house
They received their food and clothing through the internet
Occasionally a technician or handyman would come over to fix some household issue
They were happy
They knew no other way
One day the husband fell ill
She knew if she took him to the hospital, he'd die
At one point, he wanted to go, but she...
He was retired
She was a homemaker all her life
Most of their family has moved away or died
Two hermits that knew nothing more then each other
They loved tv and game shows
They never left the house
They received their food and clothing through the internet
Occasionally a technician or handyman would come over to fix some household issue
They were happy
They knew no other way
One day the husband fell ill
She knew if she took him to the hospital, he'd die
At one point, he wanted to go, but she...
#death
#horror
#marriage
#MentalHealth
#ShortStory
121 reads
4 Comments
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