i spent a week
in the behavioral center
psych ward
mental hospital
they said three to five days
they said they wanted to monitor
i spent a week
simplistic routine
group and rec therapy
all so they could see
why
i was feeling the things i felt
asking questions
getting personal
i spent a week
new medication
new friends
new experiences
new diagnosis
all from the psych ward
i notice it everywhere now
why i do the things i do
bipolar
a simple word that explains
EVERYTHING
it all makes sense
the decisions i make
that i wouldn’t normally make
it all makes sense
the racing thoughts
twenty four seven three sixty five
it all makes sense
the excessive shopping
with money i don’t have
it all makes sense
my mouth and my brain
racing
but not on the same track
it all makes sense
i spent a week
in the psych ward
-k.l.
Apr 15, 2015
Apr 15, 2015 at 9:22 PM UTC
it's all just a big game of
russian roulette
and i'm running out of empty barrels
-k.l.
Mar 30, 2015
Mar 30, 2015 at 1:53 AM UTC
When I was little I use to get sick a lot
I would sleep sitting up, or on the tile in the bathroom.
I would cry for my mom in the night as my stomach rids itself of the food I had eaten that day.
When I was little I use to stand in front of the mirror
I would turn from side to side, stand on my toes and **** in
I would cry to my mom, I thought I was fat. She told me I had a wide rib cage and I cried harder because that meant there was no hope.
When I was a little older I use to watch what I ate at lunch
I would sit with my boyfriend and his friends, I covered my mouth after each bite.
I would always be sure to leave food on my plate, and I never got sweets when I sat with them.
I would cry to myself- I thought for sure they were judging me by my plate
Now, I still stand in front of the mirror with tears streaming down my cheeks
I never eat breakfast or lunch, and I eat half my dinner.
I no longer cry for my mom when I rid myself of any food I have eaten-
instead I pray that she can't hear.
Mar 16, 2015
Mar 16, 2015 at 1:18 AM UTC
do you ever have the desire
to just cut
and
open your skin
and
watch yourself bleed?
not for any reason
not because you want to release
not because you need to cope
not because you are sad
but just because you want to.
it's in those moments,
when it's no longer a coping mechanism
when it's no longer a release
when there's no longer a reason
it's simply addiction
-k.l.
Mar 16, 2015
Mar 16, 2015 at 1:17 AM UTC
and she cried
completely alone again
ugly red letters carved into her skin
-k.l.
Oct 5, 2014
Oct 5, 2014 at 10:04 PM UTC
she was slightly suicidal
partly crazy
but mostly alone
-k.l.
Sep 20, 2014
Sep 20, 2014 at 9:58 PM UTC
i must be allergic to kindness
because i don't receive any
i must be a pathetic loser
because my blades are my only friends
i must be lonely and alone
because i am always ignored
i must be dead
because i feel nothing but numb
i must be skinny
because i don't eat, right?
wrong
-k.l.
Aug 31, 2014
Aug 31, 2014 at 3:25 AM UTC
sometimes time heals things that aren't necessarily broken
-k.l.
Jul 2, 2014
Jul 2, 2014 at 2:59 AM UTC
tears rolled down her face
and
her chin rested on the porcelain toilet bowl
and
the white paper towel slowly stained red with her blood
-k.l.
Jul 1, 2014
Jul 1, 2014 at 1:46 AM UTC
no matter what anyone else says or does
the world will always make you feel
small
and insignificant
and worthless
-k.l.
May 21, 2014
May 21, 2014 at 11:34 PM UTC
