BPD in OKC: Poem - "The Voices"

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You have no doubt seen or heard the commercials: "Where does depression hurt? EVERYWHERE. Who does depression hurt? EVERYONE." Mental illnesses can consume you, take over your entire life and hurt everyone around you if you let it. I am no exception.

My life feels like I am stuck riding on a rollercoaster in the middle of a hurricane. I have ups and downs, and I have left a path of destruction in my wake. My sanity dangles on a tiny fragile string, and through this blog I am giving the world a look into my broken mind and my unstable life.

In the end, I am just a girl trying to maintain my sanity in a candy-coated world of misery. Here you'll get a glimpse at just how true those commercials are. Keep your arms and legs inside the blog at all times, hold on tight, and prepare yourself for a very bumpy ride ...

Feel free to comment here on the blog or email me at bpdokc@yahoo.com.

"The Voices"

Faceless figures haunt me in my sleep.
Their voices tell my head what to think.
I fight, I kick, and I scream,
But I can't deny their existence.
They cut into my flesh,
But I remain numb to their touch.
They want to escape;
I fight to keep them buried inside.
Am I me or really just them in reverse?

~ 4/30/2010