Mental Illness Dramatic Monologue Poems
These Mental Illness Dramatic Monologue poems are examples of poetry about Mental Illness Dramatic Monologue. These are the best examples of Dramatic Monologue Mental Illness poems written by international poets.
Wombstorm: A Herstory of Hysteria
I. THE WANDERING
I was born with a life that bled—
a seafloor womb
dragging tides of fern
and marigold char
The priests brought saffron
and fear
crowning me with diagnosis
They said:
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body, history, mental illness,
The song of the tower
The tower dark and cold, a conquest for the brave.
My hands shake, a sign.
The bed unmade, Mother’s throne.
My cheeks lift, freedom.
The jougs bite, a bit
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dark, daughter, horror, mental
I Followed The Path
I followed the path because I recognised it
as the path that followed me
sunlight made the pebbles paler
as I made them darker like a shadow
I
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angst, anxiety, depression, introspection,
Skin of Terror
Skin of Terror
- Daniel Henry Rodgers
(The stage lights come up slowly on Michael's face, which is crisscrossed with wrinkles from his fuming anxiety. He peers
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horror, mental health, mental
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ILLINOIS
CRISIS SESSION FBI HUMAN RESOURCE DIVISION NON-REDACTED
FBI: HELLO WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY
AGENT BROWN: HELLO THIS IS AGANT BROWN AND THAT DARK PLACE IS RETURNING AGAIN
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allah, recovery from,
A Colored Cage
I need a quiet place
a secluded place
a place for only the war to take place
a place for my demons to discover my Angels
a place for
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anxiety, dark, imagination, mental
The Interal War Within Us
The internal war within us does originate with humans. It does, however, originate with the spiritual wickedness in high places. With demonic powers
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10th grade, 11th grade,
Our Older Sister Lynn Ellen Dubarry Has Gone To Heaven
Our older sister, Lynn Ellen Dubarry. Has an aggressive form of Leukemia. She has been transferred to Swedish Hospital's Edmonds Washington, USA. Hospice/comfort care.
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10th grade, 11th grade,
Diary of a School Shooter
Day 1
I stomp into class black big
Boots they work
Good to make an impact
See the teacher flinch
Dumb ; its what she gets
Eyes judging mouth yakking
Puffy
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11th grade, 12th grade,
A Relapse Nightmare
I slowly crush it between my fingers,
Can it be harmful?
I roll it to just the perfect size,
Can it be guilt that I feel?
I think of
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anxiety, dream, drug, for
Life Plays With Death
I’ve been needing your lies
I’ve been craving your poison
I’ve been missing your demons
I’ve been loving your hater
While I was playing with
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anxiety, cry, dark, death,
Not Criminally Responsible
Not criminally responsible
In a few seconds it was over, Tim never had a chance.
He was killed, decapitated actually. The police arrested the killer
with Tim's
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death, judgement, life, mental
One More Ride On the Merry-Go-Round
The room you find yourself in isn’t lonely,
Neither is the world outside the window.
It’s the mind inside the head.
That’s the machine that drives the madness
And
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deep, life, mental illness,
Son of Lazarus
He has nothing left to give.
He was fifty years old and brunt out.
The last ember of a once beautiful firework.
Soft music couldn't do it.
Pills couldn't
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death, loneliness, mental illness,
The Madness of the Mind Re-Visited
Today I wrestled with the beast.
Thought of suicide
And the solitude it would bring.
From a window I watched the snow fall
And I was envious of its
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dark, depression, mental illness,