Drapery: Schizophrenia

Sometimes the worst place you can be in is your own head.
To my mother who struggles to understand my
Schizophrenia
When you find me lying in bed for days, Look harder,
See the strings that are pulling me down.
When you find me holding a knife, do not panic,
I'm trying to kill the voices in my head.
When you find me sitting idol for hours, Its not that I’m lonely,
Or in need of company.
I’m starting to make friends with the faces.
When you find me trembling, shouting
Staring at the hallway,
Don’t ask me to calm down mother, I can see them now.
They’ve come for me. 

They.
They who started appearing on my window pane.
And when questioned, said
"Don’t worry dear, I’m just here to scare the crows away."
They who followed me on my way to school
And when questioned , said
"Afraid be not, I’m your guardian angel in disguise."
They who woke me up in the middle of the night 
And when questioned, said
"Wont you help me get out of this suitcase, honey."
They who always appear from the back of the basin 
And when questioned said

"Good morning you, I was just fixing the pipes."





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Drapery: Schizophrenia
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