Just One Slip Poem by Leria Hawkins

Just One Slip
Date: June 10,2015

All these nights, spent by myself
To dwell upon my mental health
While in the dark, it’s never clear
The truth’s held hostage by my fear

I sought to find some peace of mind
But only shadows paint the night
And when the sun begins to rise
All I see, is in disguise

There’s just too many cloudy days
The sleepless nights, the long delays
I’m standing on a slippery ledge
Teetering closer to the edge

My heart is tangled, tied in knots
Can’t see around the blind spots
Is there a forest beyond the trees
Or am I too blind to really see

I’m bleeding out beneath the skin
Been trying so hard to hold it in
I’ve always thought there’d be a chance
To move beyond this circumstance

I cling to ghosts of season’s past
To pick me up, when I crash
I search the deserts of my mind
For an oasis that I’ve yet to find

All these nights, spent all alone
Has turned my weary heart to stone
I’ve tried to keep my beasts at bay
Is there a cure…one slip away?

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