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We're All Just Screaming
Hello, ma'am.
Excuse me, sir.
If you could,
Could I please have a word?
Do you have a cup
Of motivation to spare?
I don't think I could repay the price,
But I hope that you're aware that
My generation's killing themselves
And no one seems to care, so
Spare me a little energy
And I promise I'll get out of your hair.
You see,
We normalize our hurt
In an attempt to make ourselves feel less lonely.
But instead,
We don't feel hurt, we feel normal,
And my feelings are valid if only
I'm standing at the edge of a cliff
Or I've got vomit dripping from my lips.
So, if you don't fit that criteria,
Please hold and we'll transfer you to someone
Who will recommend you an eating
Disorder therapist in your area.
'Cause I don't have time to deal with your sh*t
Right now.
I've got a boy on the other line that's
Afraid to come out,
Because his fathers been abusing him since he was young,
His mother died, and his sister lied about the drugs so,
You can see I'm very busy
With people dying quicker.
But once you one up my mental illness I get sicker.
Or is it just me?
Is it just me?
Just me, who
Feels so invalid without a 12 word diagnosis
Because, yeah, six is a lot but she's got
Borderline psychosis.
And no one seems to listen to the second loudest
In the room.
So I'll just keep screaming till my head explodes,
My hands go numb, and my voice goes shrill.
I feel like dying,
But I guess not as much as you.
(So it doesn't matter, right?)
This poem is about mental health.