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Amy Perry Jan 2014
Too much heart
Not enough strength
Not enough dreams, too.
I swear with every breath I take
I will make it through.
These poems are from my inpatient mental hospital stays from July 2013. They were all churned out, one after the other, and there are much more, at least 8 pages of consecutive poems that I just won't post, haha.
Amy Perry Jan 2014
Inspiration simply strikes
In the darkest of all hours
Tomorrow brings a brand new day
To get what you want across.
Sometimes people don't understand
What you want is a hug
Without a kiss, without a glance,
Without anything much.
But a hug, that's all you want
A hug to make it through.
These poems are from my inpatient mental hospital stays from July 2013. They were all churned out, one after the other, and there are much more, at least 8 pages of consecutive poems that I just won't post, haha.
Amy Perry Jan 2014
Sometimes life is not what it seems
Sometimes it's all unseen.
Sometimes it's all fun and games,
Sometimes hearts beat loudly.
Sometimes eyes shine,
Sometimes a smile brings across
The darkness in the morn.
Sometimes a tearful lullaby
Is all you need to mourn.
These poems are from my inpatient mental hospital stays from July 2013. They were all churned out, one after the other, and there are much more, at least 8 pages of consecutive poems that I just won't post, haha.
Amy Perry Jan 2014
Today is a day
A day to be remembered
Today is a play
I'm on opening act.
Without a say
On how it's run
Or what to say
I am just me
That's all I'll ever be.
These poems are from my inpatient mental hospital stays from July 2013. They were all churned out, one after the other, and there are much more, at least 8 pages of consecutive poems that I just won't post, haha.
Amy Perry Jan 2014
Make a poem
Make a song
Make some art
Make a boat
Make a train
Make a dream
Come true.
These poems are from my inpatient mental hospital stays from July 2013. They were all churned out, one after the other, and there are much more, at least 8 pages of consecutive poems that I just won't post, haha.
Amy Perry Jan 2014
Today is a dream
Beautiful and surreal
Tomorrow is a day
To be calm for awhile.
Amy Perry Jan 2014
Roof over our head, smile on our lips.
Rings on our fingers, baby in the stroller.
You and I work the 9 to 5 shift,
Before heading to bed, lights out with a kiss.
A perfect life: Except I'm bipolar.

The day to day is more than bearable.
Little fights, taking little to heart.
Then I snap, and it all gets terrible.
Singing dramatically, dancing on the table.
That's when the fun part starts.

What triggers it is anyone's call.
It could be a traumatic event,
Or it could be for no reason at all,
Other than neurotransmitters not being sent;
Sending my mind into a place I'm enthralled.

I'm sent to a building that makes me feel well,
After bringing your patience to the brink.
It's a necessary evil, but at the time, it's Hell;
And when it will happen again, no one can tell.
I'm sent home with pills and time to think.

Roof over our head, smile on our lips.
Rings on our fingers, baby in the stroller.
You and I work the 9 to 5 shift,
Before heading to bed, lights off with a kiss.
A perfect life: Except I'm bipolar.
And the cycle continues.
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