My Life With Severe Mental Illness

I’m in a deep malaise
It goes on for days

I lack energy
Please pray for me

I long to be free
From this mental catastrophe

I’m so weak I despair
But I remember Christ is near

I have no motivation
It’s a bad situation

I hear many a voice
It’s not my choice

Sometimes I have a delusion
I feel confusion

At times, I have mania, you see
I wonder why it happens to me

I also have hallucinations
Due to my mind’s machinations

I struggle with anxiety
I worry incessantly

Major depression is no joke
My mind is broke

One day, my mind will be sound
The change will be profound

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2025

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