My Journey: On and Off Psychotropic Drugs by Jane Kotze
Before this slippery slope, I wasnât the quietest,
I was just eighteen, when I saw a psychiatrist.
Much had happened, for my soul to aggravate,
For pseudoscience,...
Poetry by Kris
All is the self
The world where it is felt
Whatâs around whatâs within
Simple the mind of which integrates
let be without
To listen when it is loud
Less...
The Greatest Pain of All by Sandy Lunøe
It hurts, the medicine,
which turns you into a robot,
taking away your power
to question,
bringing you to silence
But the greatest pain of all
is not to be...
I Will Fight for You by Atara Schimmel
she
is the one
that i want
the one that
i love
she fights
for justice
like a wild cat
fighting for her cub
fangs and claws
because freedom is everything
It is January 20th by Jessica Lowell Mason
The doctor is calling.
She says to you,
without saying,
tell me what I want
to hear,
verify the hastiness
of all my generalizations,
the quick imprecise
diagnoses
and the bias-based
confirmations,
Suicide by Nicola Clare
An ode to the âfailedâ attempts
Suicide.
Even the word is evocative
And provocative
Charged with emotion and energy,
Memories
And thoughts of what was and what could have been
Had...
An American SHAMe by Marci Webber
There was never âan American dreamâ
Only a nightmare, so it seems.
Such an innocent girl full of belief
In a country from which she now seeks relief.
Broken Down Hallways by Abby Abbott
Battered and bloody
locked up
locked down
in your broken down hallway
âwhere is the exit?â I ask
âIts in your handâ says the nurse
âthe little yellow pillâ
âTake it...
My Veterans Benefits Were Denied Because My Military Job âDid Not Existâ And The...
âSection 23a of your Form DD-214 lists your military occupational specialty as âEXP,â the letter from the VA said. âThat occupation does not exist....
Blossom by Ashleigh
To be beautiful.
What is that?
What does that mean?
Size two, toned, tan, and ready and waiting
Ready for what?
Waiting for who?
The prince charming promised in all...
Third Eye by Katarina Bucic
A secret city exists in your mind, where left brain and right brain bind. In the center of your eyes, but hidden behind, where your consciousness is aligned. The source of awareness for mankind
Jump Start by Jyl Anais
The professionals act like the theft of half my life was no big deal because they didn't mean to.
A Poem for Lovers of the DSM by Rebecca Donaldson
And what is healing?
Chiseling.
Chipping.
Picking.
Smearing and rubbing off the grime.
The gunk.
The graffiti I no longer wish to wear.
To hear.
To feel in my left foot.
Raised shoulder.
Waist...
A Therapeutic Environment by Ann Bracken
I bring a small basket of flowers for my friend in the psych unit, the nurse buzzes me in. She silently yanks the plastic card-holder, then chides me, It has a pointy end. My friend tells me later, âNo one gets flowers here.â
Suicide is a Poem by Jay E. Valusek
Suicide is a poem,
I say, and pause.
They do not look convinced.
A tragedy, perhaps, reply their faces.
No rhyme or reason. No heroic meter.
A travesty, at...
She Flies With a Broken Wing by Robin Edwards
She flies with a broken wing
looking for a branch to rest on
Somewhere safe to lay her head
waiting for the warmth of dawn,
She knows the branch that welcomes her
even in the dark
Sheâs nestled there many times
to rest her weary heart,
Death Valley Dreaming by Laura Smith-Riva
The wind howls across the spine of shale and abraded rock ridgelines where Sentinels stand tall in the twilight, Gods watching the story of the desert night unfold.
The Killing of Susan Kelly by Dorothy Dundas
The dark-suited man slithered,
Shock box in hand,
To our bedsides, four girls, innocent, naked,
WaitingâŚ.waitingâŚ.waiting,
Sticky-headed,
One by one.
Satan’s Shadow by Adam Slosberg
It is a beautiful day. The Sun is out; not a cloud in the sky. Yet I am in the Depths of Darkness where...
Fuck You by T.O. Walker
I won't be The right type Of victim. I won't be the Quiet type Of victim.
Word Salad, or Youâre a Fool, Doctor, and an Insult to My Intelligence by...
I found meaning
where it was all along
in the living of this moment
the breathing of this breath
the pictures in my mind
in my view of the world
Look Deeper by Craig Wagner
At times my vision is shallow and short-sighted as I see my loved-one cope with the challenges we label mental illness.
At times through shallow eyes I see a future stunted, my loved-one's possibilities not fully realized.Â
...But then I look deeper.
...There I see unnecessary expectations created by me, held by me, and fully releasable by
...........me.   Â
Your Chemical Embrace by Anonymous
Didn't know I was in trouble, When I fell into, Your chemical embrace, But now I can see, When is all said and done, Youâre a chemical disgrace
Hope For The Mentally Ill by Richard Plowden
How long does it take to totally change your life?
One instant.
How long does it take to turn hatred into love?
One instant.
How long does it...
Hearts Are Meant to be Fed Love, Not latrogenic Harm by Rebecca Donaldson
I wish you had tried to understand what had happened to me, but in the end, you lacked empathy.
I tried to convey to you...
