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Mental health poem

Guest_59543016 — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:14:19 GMT

*Your skin is not paper so don’t cut it,*

Because paper can be torn away,

But your skin has carried every silent battle

You never spoke about.

It remembers the days

You smiled when everything felt heavy,

The mornings getting out of bed

Felt impossible,

The nights tears soaked into pillows

While the world slept.

Sometimes sadness feels loud,

Like thunder trapped inside your chest,

And sometimes it feels worse—quiet.

The kind that makes you think

Nobody would notice if you disappeared.

But pain lies.

People notice small things about you—

Your laugh,

The songs you play too much,

The little things you think don’t matter.

*Your neck isn’t a coat so don’t hang it,*

Because coats are left behind,

But you were made to stay.

You were made for better days,

For laughter returning unexpectedly,

For moments you cannot imagine yet.

Sometimes life feels unbearable,

Like carrying storms nobody else can see.

People say, *“You’ll be okay,”*

As if healing is simple.

But healing is messy—

Crying without knowing why,

Feeling tired all the time,

Trying your hardest just to survive the day.

*Your body is not a book so don’t judge it,*

Because your body has carried you

Through sadness, fear, and exhaustion,

And still whispered,

*“Keep going.”*

You are not numbers, mirrors,

Or cruel thoughts.

You are a person—

A universe of memories, fears, dreams, mistakes,

And reasons to stay.

*And your heart is not a door so don’t lock it,*

Even though hurt makes people try.

You say *“I’m fine”*

When really you mean,

*“I don’t know how to explain

How heavy everything feels.”*

Maybe the saddest part

Is how many people hurt quietly,

Smiling in classrooms,

Saying *“good thanks”*

While carrying oceans inside them.

But hearts were never made

To carry oceans alone.

Needing support

Does not make you weak.

Sometimes the strongest thing someone can say is,

*“I’m not okay.”*

So if someone feels like they are breaking quietly,

Please know this:

You matter more than your hardest day.

The world would notice your absence.

People would miss the little things.

So please—stay long enough

To see what tomorrow brings.

Because storms do not last forever,

And somewhere ahead,

A future version of you

Will be glad you stayed.

Re: Mental health poem

Croix — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:48:18 GMT

Dear New Member~

I'd like to both welcome you here and thank you for your poem. It sets out what so many feel and has the ring of truth, it resonates with me.

I must repeat waht you have said in one stanza, somethng that took me a long time to realize

"You were made for better days,

For laughter returning unexpectedly,

For moments you cannot imagine yet."

I've found not being able to imagine life can hold so much in the future is one of the worst thngs when suicidal.

There are others who also express themselves in verse, if you are interested the thread is here

Warm regards

Croix

Re: Mental health poem

therising — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:19:59 GMT

The warmest of welcomes to you and an enormous thank you for sharing what is so heartfelt and so soulful, to the point where it literally led me to tears. I felt it deeply and in so many ways. I felt both the sadness and the inspiration in it. I felt the sense of understanding and connection it offers to those who are struggling. You have an incredible gift of putting feelings into words so they can be felt by others.❤️

Re: Mental health poem

Croix — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:10:23 GMT

If I feel I'd like to express something in verse I use Haiku. I'm not exactly sure why however the discipline of 5-7-5 syllables over three lines forces me to use multilayered and often indirect meanings.

Despair holds me fast,
Motionless like a new wing,
Butterfly waits still.

Croix

Re: Mental health poem

Raa — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 02:28:11 GMT

Made me cry reading this because it resonated so deeply with myself. Thank you