Tag Archives: Mental illness

Emotions aren’t toys

You created a puppet Made of strings, She used to dance Now she’s unable to sing. She is a mannequin Emotionless & still, She’s only in fashion When you need a thrill. She’s a paper aeroplane Created to play, With … Continue reading

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Ends before it begins

You’ve already broken My heart in the future, I’ve already felt its ache And every rupture. We fall in love Everything is great, You get to know me I become your mistake. You can’t control What you don’t know, You’ll … Continue reading

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Disguise

Open your eyes To existence, Shadows scatter Into the distance. Touched & tamed By depression itself, Masking reflection In someone else. Darkness comforts As walls bleed, In a garden of cold Full of weeds. Echoes whisper What I can’t hear, … Continue reading

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Madness

I’ve a touch of madness I know the signs, It begins with voices & ends with rhymes. I’ve to lose myself For creativity, It’s the only way My mind is free. It’s beautiful Yet it’s my curse, To lay down … Continue reading

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Nothing to lose

You stared into the deep Until you became the abyss, No warmth or smiles Just an emptiness. A hollow ocean Where the tides stops, There’s no anchor here It’s a never ending drop. You’re falling deeper The sun is hiding, … Continue reading

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Ashes to flame

Accept the beauty In her untamed flames. She’s willing to burn For everything, She’s ever loved. A wild, hot mess, Who no longer dies In the ashes. She rises up Like the phoenix Reborn into flames, And she’s not afraid … Continue reading

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Beautifully vulnerable

He always protected me But for just one moment, I witnessed his pain & vulnerability. He held back his hurt and tears I glanced for a second more, Before I held him in my arms And whispered, How many times … Continue reading

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Foreign body

It’s like my mind & heart Are not connected, What’s felt in the heart Will never be projected. All these lose wires Make me look heartless And Plato once quoted ‘Love is a serious mental illness’ They speak different languages … Continue reading

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