Caryl Muzzey Poet Quatrain

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Mental illness is such a taboo subject because it is so misunderstood and untreatable.  People are medicated sometimes beyond stability and normality.  I have witnessed loved ones struggle for so long with this evil disease that it saddens me to watch them constantly battle.

No One Listens

Inside I scream but no one listens   
to mental ache attached to my brain.
Darkness prevails as daylight glistens
and my existence gradually wane.

Thought is distorted from right to wrong
unclear of direction up or down.
Not really sure of where I belong
so alone in my sorrows I drown.

I can’t remember when I last ate
or when I last took a warm shower.
Sleepless days and nights I really hate
feeling content is out of my power.

When will someone know that I am here
a person with a shadowing pain.
Sometimes I wish I could disappear
and not labeled as being insane…

Copyright © 2015 By Caryl S. Muzzey
10/26/15

Second Place Winner ~ "Any Sad Poem" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Broken Wings
Nov. 25, 2015

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Robert Lindley November 3, 2015 at 5:22 PM Congrats on your win with this sad poem!

Skat A November 3, 2015 at 1:00 PM Carly, Congratulations on your Any Sad Poem win. LOVE **SKAT** Caryl Muzzey November 3, 2015 at 1:39 PM Thank you Skat... Carly

Lin Lane November 3, 2015 at 6:20 AM Very nice win, Caryl

Dr. Upma A. Sharma November 3, 2015 at 1:46 AM Really sad.. quite an emotive one.. Congrats on ur great win Caryl !

Andrea Dietrich October 30, 2015 at 6:17 PM oh yes, this is sad and beyond sad. This description feels like depression. Not insane. Many people suffer from this! Good luck in the contest, Caryl. And I bet you and I are about the same age. Are you a baby boomer too? Caryl Muzzey October 31, 2015 at 1:09 PM Baby boomer... Sometimes depression is labeled as insanity if left untreated long enough...

Jan Allison October 26, 2015 at 5:37 PM mental illness is so misunderstood I agree with you Caryl - very powerfully penned - good luck in the contest