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Eye of Manic Storm

Thrust in the center of the storm
All I could see was You
My deepest fears had been born
My sanity like strings unloosed 

Nerves unglued by life events
Perhaps this broke my mind
Strapped to a bed I no longer lament
Refused food or drink of any kind

The drugs they tried made me hide
Inside my paranoia so I didn’t speak
Except for occasionally with my eyes
At this one mental health nurse you see

She would gently hold my bound hand
And offered warm wishes and compassion 
Through her empathetic angelic glance 
I gained something humane in her passion 

She’d offer me food which I refused
But fed my spirit with her kindness
After days my mangled mind improved 
God sent her and a divine kiss

Through the eye of a manic storm
Where I lay broken despite grace of God
All I saw was this nurse's form
She grounded me with her heavenly heart

Copyright © Karen Jones

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