Challenge
Write a story/poem of what it's like living with a mental illness
Maybe you suffer from a mental illness, maybe not, but in this prompt, it focuses on getting into your character's shoes who has a mental illness. You are allowed to write any type of poem, or a short story regarding this prompt. Well, that is it; happy writing :)
rose bush lungs
it's more often than not
and all it takes is a single thought
who woulda thought it'd be me
joining a march to the sea
the weight settles over heart
and the panic begins to start
rose bushes sprout in my lungs
all words sound from foreign tongues
the thorns dig in
the roses break through and burn my skin
my heart beat rapidly rising
my head i begin despising
but i'm okay
that's what they like to say
if they ignore my diagnoses it'll just go away right?
what do doctors know my brain is surly alright
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