Algorithm Poem #1 by Steven T. Licardi
There’s got to be an algorithm
to determine
the precise number of physicians
you need to visit
before you become little more
than a heap of diagnoses
imprisoned
in manilla envelopes
stacked
to...
King of the Hill by Virgo Phoenix
This gnawing burning squiggle of an emotion that streams through insipidness; speaks in the space where my gut meets the churning locket of despair.
Alone,...
F.O.M.H. by illexotic
Listen to "F.O.M.H.":
I wrote this poem when I was struggling with my mental health in college on the back of a quiz I didn't...
Hard of Hearing by Francis Fernandes
I kept telling her that Carsten Dahl
is not Carson Dyle for the obvious reason
the former doodles Danish bebop
on the piano with a sort of...
Virginal Autonomy by Nidhi Agrawal
After Sylvia Plath ~
“I have given my name and my day-clothes up to the nurses
And my history to the anaesthetist and my body...
The Impasse by Devin S. Turk
Some say I am explaining
the anti-psychiatry movement
to my psychiatrist,
but I can only tell you:
On the kitchen stove
a tea kettle is screaming
and no one is...
Rub My Feet by Rod McDonald
Your big toe gave you away.
It wiggled and that meant
foot rub please, Dad.
Your eyes were closed,
but I could feel the vibes
all the way from...
How to Escape by Lincoln Barr
Born with a pain I struggled to define
I bore your secrets up and down my spine
I pressed my tender back against the pew
But there...
Benzo Request by Rod McDonald
My daughter asked:
"Can I have a Clonazapam, dad?"
"You bet."
Why argue with a stage 4 sarcoma?
It could take a week to become dependant.
Why worry?
Waiting for...
The Light Prevailed by Diana Spore
The primary wall stood strong and tall, until she started to chisel her way through
She had been told that she would never recover --
From...
A Sweet Nothing for a Melancholic by Timothy Hamilton
Forget, for today, for now,
Life on the edge of this abyss,
Look out across a gentle embrace
Of great terrors and petty pleasures.
Forget, for today, for...
The Argives Unmedicated by David Penner
And so Antilochus smote Echepolus,
Thrusting a spear into his brain, the Trojan
Gazing at the azure ether, then crashing
Towards the dark; lunging at his foe,...
Unbeloved by Anonymous
In a bid for peace
Silence was key
I hated the the role
He forced on me
No longer a child
I was deemed as property
A beast that
Needed to...
The World We Live In by Alex Klein
Disruptive
Changing the flow
Yell too loud
They’ll alert the popo
Corrective action
For voicing your needs
No body listens
When you’re a mental disease
Get out please stop that
We don’t know...
Wounded Healer by Samantha Irene
I look into the dark pool
I see colors spinning
Inklings
Of what has yet to become
With one prick of my finger
The ripples of change
Cast outwards
Water cannot...
See Your Ancestors Smile by J.H.
As we lie together
Worlds apart
Seek shelter
With me.
Weave your
Stolen freedom
Into a new dream;
Between skipped
Heartbeats,
Show me
A world burning
Only with
Your fire.
My sweet sublimity,
Take hold of this
Outstretched hand...
Poem Without a Title by Richard Plowden
Produce a bit, consume a bit.
For economics you'll be fit.
Produce, consume, and then just die.
That's right, my friend, it's all a lie!
Don't be the...
The Great Experiment by Barbara Summers
"Dear Mum,
Looks like the dizziness I was having and rainbow vision is something worse than "Silent Migraines", I may have to have an operation....
Moonlight Mystery by Jason Aull
Lively do the shadows play
Within the darkened lonely way
Few dare tread along the deep
Where hatreds children play with sleep
Rage and laughter fill the day
As...
Black Dog by Tel S.
I keep seeing a black dog next to me.
Will this chase me all my life?
The dog, the needles, the pills, the razors, the knives?
The...
Mosquito Mind by Adele Leahy
I question am I the only one?
With an unkind mosquito mind.
My mental health is a sham.
As I abhor who I am.
My pseudo happiness, pretending...
VAMPIRE RACEHORSE by Erica Loberg
When I think about a
24-hour day
I know I am going to have ongoing
obsessional thoughts
coupled with
observations that constantly spring forth
in my mind
all throughout
the daylight.
It’s like...
The Recidivist by Zak Mucha
Owning just one monkey, if it weighs under
30 lbs., is not illegal in Houston where
neighbors saw a little gray face peeking through the
front room...
Too by Monica Khadijah Davies
My nose is too long
My hands are too big
My feet have grown
You see they did
My belly is fat
My tits are small
My legs are lean
I...
And You by Douglas Westberg
And You
a glosa
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into...
