Mental Illness

"She's always like that" what if that's what's gave her the knife?

"That's just the way she is" what if that's made her contemplate life?

Should this be brushed off and never be challenged?

Souls are vulnerable and hearts should be cherished!

"Mental health, I don't even know my own strength"

"How can I accept love, if I don't know my own wealth"

"Don't tell me to pass this test!"

"All I will do, is my up most best!"

If tears trickle down my cheek, will you be there to speak for the weak?

If I taste the salt of my tears, will you see my fears and support my career?

Let's not assume that people hold on as strong as you,

Let's not succumb to society, and become blind false truth

The battle is real, you may not believe, but I'm the one that dreams,

At an age I'm at now, I watch the children grow and breathe,

People talk to me, their belief I steal, I'm not what you see,

I maybe me, I maybe Wayne, but I assure you, I caress my own pain.

"Mental health, I don't even know my own strength"

"How can I accept love, if I don't know my own wealth"

"Don't tell me to pass this test!"

"All I will do, is my up most best!"

I've woke up crying under the sheets because I feel so weak,

Nobody has the right to control someone, no matter how they feel,

I've wiped my tears on the corner of my patterned sheet,

I swear, this is the last time my mascara runs and I cry myself to sleep.

If you stare at me, don't see a reflection, try to see your own affection,

I'm fine, the delusion I hide is between me and human creation,

Why do I feel that when I speak up, people shut me down?

At times I'm just the lonely brave wanting to be found...

"Mental health, I don't even know my own strength"

"How can I accept love, if I don't know my own wealth"

"Don't tell me to pass this test!"

"All I will do, is my up most best!"

All I will do,

All I can do,

Is all that I possess...