Mentally Ill Poem by A J.

Mentally ill
Doctors want me to swallow a pill
Others who love me don't trust in my will
And discredit that my brain is not well
I'm mentally ill
At random small things
My brain can get short-circuited
Ike A flickering lightbulb
In a dark foggy haze
Moths surround
At a moment's notice
Trying to catch some dancing Sparks Ray's
When I feel good I feel fantastic
Full of energy
And free to move like elastic
I'm confident
But all of a sudden
A weight falls on my head
It feels so pressing
I can hardly move from bed
I can't think in the warmth
My senses are cut short
To only see grey
Only feel cold
To not feel young
Just old
Like there's no hope
Like nobody loves
I become my own enemy
I don't choose this
Nobody chooses to be hit by a car
My mind gets into a collision
It sometimes forgets to look before crossing the street
But that day of hope
Shines like a crack of light in a pitch black cave
And the wails for help
Shall echo forth
And I will be rescued
And this monster shall be subdued
I am strong and brave