Sanity

• Michelle Wheeler
• Poetry
• 2008

It's too dark, I can't breathe
With my sunken eyes
And sallow skin
Broken nails
And limp hair

Pulling me tighter
I'm hanging here
And no one notices
My bones brittle,
Weak, weaker than weak

Thump, thump, thump
Against the wall
Bang, bang, bang
Against my head
Drip, drip, drip

The voices never stop
Make them go away
Tell me I'm alright
Tell me I'm okay
Don't be scared

You won't feel any pain
The cracks in the wall
Bigger, bigger, bigger
Open close, open close
Don't slam the door

Fight myself everyday
As the vines climb the wall
My eyes are open
Seeing through the red
Drip, drip, drip

I tried to breathe
My lungs were too heavy
I tried to see
The blood was too thick
Then there were the pills

You fell, it should have worked
You should have noticed
There was a fear, a pain
The voices should have stopped
Drip, drip