Oct 2015
The tortured mind
in darkness sits
As voices bind
the fear now hits
Are they real
are they not
my life they steal
I kid you not
They say to ****
they say to hide
against my will
I must abide
This curse I have
Upon my soul
there is no salve
to mend to hole
The hell in me
from day to day
no one see's
and I do pray
Upon the bridge
My screams I shout
I'm over the edge
I want out
To jump I choose
the pain is gone
But my life
I now loose
Written by E.M.Rushton
in darkness sits
As voices bind
the fear now hits
Are they real
are they not
my life they steal
I kid you not
They say to ****
they say to hide
against my will
I must abide
This curse I have
Upon my soul
there is no salve
to mend to hole
The hell in me
from day to day
no one see's
and I do pray
Upon the bridge
My screams I shout
I'm over the edge
I want out
To jump I choose
the pain is gone
But my life
I now loose
Written by E.M.Rushton
As a teenager I had a friend who suffered from mental illness. I was to young to realize how bad she felt. She jumped off the Halifax MacDonald bridge . I have never forgotten her and how she must have suffered. That was 35 years ago. In memory of my dear friend Nickie. We don't choose mental illness . Please be kind to those who suffer.
