Apr 2017
"Emma Melvin?"
They call me in.
I see the tears stream out of my mother's beautiful blue eyes,
like the sea was rushing out.
The bag I hold will be all I have of my own for the coming seven days.
They take my keys.
They take my phone.
They take my blanket.
They pull me away from my family.
Mother's tears have become streams or sadness.
I am filled with antagonizing fear the moment her hand is detached from mine.
I am alone.
I am here because I am not okay.
Things are not okay,
no matter what they are telling me.
Kobacker Mental Hospital*
Where all my nightmares came alive.
They call me in.
I see the tears stream out of my mother's beautiful blue eyes,
like the sea was rushing out.
The bag I hold will be all I have of my own for the coming seven days.
They take my keys.
They take my phone.
They take my blanket.
They pull me away from my family.
Mother's tears have become streams or sadness.
I am filled with antagonizing fear the moment her hand is detached from mine.
I am alone.
I am here because I am not okay.
Things are not okay,
no matter what they are telling me.
Kobacker Mental Hospital*
Where all my nightmares came alive.
