Schizophrenia

Tethers and chains attached to my brain Never have I been so aware of… Lack of control Gnashing and gnawing on shriveled remains Constantly aware of… Misplacing my soul Shrouded and veiled to cover the stains Self consciously aware of… Failed attempts to contain and conjole Denying and slighting all of the pain Seldom aware of… Evolution into characters and roles Clawing and clamoring for some refrain Deliriously unaware of… My fragile mind’s mechanisms of control Creating and substituting; personas to gain Self awareness… Gone; what once was whole Now cleft in twain