The water is deep, dragging me underneath. I can’t see. I can’t hear. I can’t feel. I can’t scream. I reach for the light. But it’s so far away.
Bipolar is Awesome!
Bipolar is awesome! A lyrical genius, ideas of grandeur – until they ram a needle in yer. Then comes the crash. Longing for your life to be over in a flash.
Short Stories about Mental Health
Our latest collection of short stories about mental health. You don’t need to write a long piece to have your voice heard – just send us a few lines.
Marriage – The silent treatment
The look, god, the look. What’s for tea? is all he’ll say. You get marks out of ten, and you’re not even on Masterchef! You’re dying, crying inside…
The Game
Have you ever heard the darkness whispering your name | Beckoning your illness to wake up and play a game? | The battle against my own mind.
Listen, hear my words
Listen. My heart is bursting, the child inside of me screaming ‘Let me out. Let me fly. Let me be me!’ I ask you one thing. Listen, hear my words.
A Poem About Love – If You Love Me
If you love me, come to me, don’t stay far away. Tell me why you love me, give me a reason to stay. If you love me, show me, talk and laugh and smile…
A Letter to My Anti Dee Present – Mister E. Fex. Sir
Dear Mister E Fex. Sir, I hate that I love you, I love you, I hate you! We have been off and on for about three years now. You see, Elle A. hooked us up…
Elusive Recovery: A Poem
I cannot see past this. The pain overwhelms me. Is recovery real? How long does it take? Is it even possible? How will I know what recovery looks like?
What do you see when you look at me?
What do you see when you look at me? Let’s reduce Stigma together, I promise us patients will remember it forever. Please, nurse, tell me your name…
Bipolar Poem
Bipolar Poem: She’s lying in her bed / Still breathing but she’s wishing she was dead / She’s dancing round the place / The biggest smile across her face…
Born in #MeToo Beautiful Girls
Them all these beautiful girls / They only wanna do the work / But you have them suicidal, suicidal / When your hand slithers over…