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Child Mental Illness Poems

These Child Mental Illness poems are examples of Mental Illness poems about Child. These are the best examples of Mental Illness Child poems written by international poets.


Beautiful Girls
I see the way your body dances through the halls of our home, how dirty you are. dirty little girl.
My teacher said this is not...

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© Oliver Chu  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: mental illness, abuse, angst, child abuse,



the day i woke up from my suicide
it was cold, yet hot,
a fever.
i am surprised,
as though I didn't fill myself with poison
just the night before.
my arm is taped down,
attached to an iv,
four...

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© Oliver Chu  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: mental health, mental illness,

Mirror's War
In the weeping crack of dawn, a battleground unfurls,
Reflected in the mirror’s gaze, a storm behind two girls
One, a wisp of tattered light, eyes shimmering...

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Categories: mental illness, confusion, dark, hurt, mental

Somebody I used to know
Today I was asked to think of something nice to do for myself everyday 
But I couldn't, 
I froze I couldn't think of a single...

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© Sarah Cope  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: mental illness, child, childhood, me, meaningful,

My inner child
My inner child 

Today I reconnected with my inner child,
I realised how she once always smiled, 
Her innocent glowing face is now tear stained,
And full...

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© Sarah Cope  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: mental illness, childhood, children, deep, meaningful,



Fire Truck Red
I wish my sentences came with a receipt of words so I could take back what I said, I wasn’t being completely honest when I...

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Categories: mental illness, abuse, angst, anxiety, child

Inner child
I walk
Hand in hand
With myself
Hoping one day
I can let the
Pain from the past
Disappear
And let myself
Be whole...

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Categories: mental illness, abuse, child abuse, cry,

Pressure
Do you ever feel like you are dying
Like someone is sitting on your chest
Constricting the flow of oxygen
feeling the shortness of breath
Pressure that threatens to...

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Categories: mental illness, child abuse, death, deep,

A Man-child's week
To me, a Man-child is an adult male who acts like a child: immature, lazy, unkempt, idiotic, silly, annoying etc. Usually it is someone you...

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Categories: mental illness, anxiety, depression, encouraging, lost,

Premium Member Mary Rogers
*Had to bring this one back. Like my Poe poem, this one follows (haunts) me wherever I go. It is my favorite lyric that I've...

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© Tom Woody  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: mental illness,

My Inner Voice
It startled me awake, screaming raw obscenities
Blaming me for something I did when I was five
Before bed, we reverently spoke prayerful entreaties
In the morning hours,...

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Categories: mental illness, anxiety, childhood, depression, mental

So Tired
Sleep is a mirage perceived by my dry, dusty eyes.

But really, I’m just delirious.

Stranded in this open world, where everything is blurry, and no one...

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Categories: mental illness,

The Signs That They All Ignored
Nobody cared.
You could tell from the cracked and broken windows.
You could tell from the maggots and moths in the kitchen cabinets.
You could tell from the...

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Categories: mental illness, 11th grade, anger, angst,

Premium Member Eddie
Eddie/Dad

I try to see 
back before 
to who Eddie once was
just barely before when
the bending began
Eddie was after all
a cute child 
wide eyed
hugging kissing and...

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Categories: mental illness, angst, anxiety, child abuse,

What's Wrong With Daddy
PTSD is real. And it can be challenging to work through. Inspired by a moving storyline in a show. 

"What's wrong with daddy?"
By Michelle Morris
28/08/2023

"What's...

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Categories: mental illness, anger, emotions, family, father


Book: Shattered Sighs