Severe Mental Illness Is Rough

I am a prisoner
Of my broken mind
Healing is what
I long to find

Waves of melancholy
Wash over me
I want to be free

I’ve been sick
For twenty four years
I often am in tears

I severely lack
Normal energy
Instead, I have lethargy

I deal with
Racing thoughts
My mind is in knots

I also have
Horrific hallucinations
I daily take my medications

One fine day
I will be truly free
Thanks to the Holy Spirit in me

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2025