Mental Straightjacket

[bean]

Stuck in this cold, dark shell,

full of misery and contempt

I try to ignore

this thing inside.

Slowly it poisons me,

tries to harm me,

cuts me open -

makes me want to die.

It never leaves,

only sleeps for awhile -

letting the other side take over.

Recklessly speeding towards nothing

ruining everything,

this side does not care -

only follows its whims;

slam that drink,

snort this line,

fuck that stranger.

In the end both sides

will kill me -

this mental straightjacket

I cannot remove.

[Homicidalheathen]

Wow, some powerful stuff honey. Ever try to get published?

[bean]

I had one poem published when I was 16...some day I plan on getting all my works together in a book and hopefully getting it published.

thanks!

[Mikielikesit]

[Draco1958]

I had one poem published when I was 16...some day I plan on getting all my works together in a book and hopefully getting it published.

thanks! 

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I met a young lady at Motor City Comic Con a few years back. She put together her own poetry book and was selling it there. I bought it, definitely gothic/dark type of poetry but I'm enjoying reading it. It's the size of a sheet of paper folded in half and has several poems in it. She was selling it for $5. Something to consider.

[bean]

Thanks.