Outside the Box

Mental illness is simply like an open box,
Filled with expressions of beauty.
With letters of love and symbols of color,
Overflowing with emotional passion.
Not a basket, but a box.
We're just like you, but never closed.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Solomon Avatar
April 20, 2022 at 1:00 PM
A very inspiring poem.
Agustin Avatar
March 19, 2022 at 5:38 AM
Thanks for sharing this. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." God bless you.
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