I’ll never again take my sanity state for granted.
22/2/2019
When I first got locked up
My mind was glass
That had shattered
Under the pressure of insanity
But slowly
Through force of will
I’ve pieced it back together
And sealed it with concrete
So nothing gets to me
Not the violence
The drugs or the bitching
The captivity or the politics
I’ve got a concrete soul
That keeps me safe
In troubled waters
And when the sharks challenge me
I know they couldn’t begin
To comprehend the trauma
And the struggle I faced
Should the demons return
Of madness in the mind
I know this time
I’ll be stronger
And smarter
And less afraid
So that the world
Never gets too much
And I can live free
Of the weight of it all
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It’s difficult to explain and difficult to comprehend the extent to which I lost my mind around the time I got locked up. Madness is not a pleasant state of being and I thank my lucky stars that as badly as I lost the plot a found my feet again and pulled though to a better state of things.
Doing time I eventually found a resilience in my self that carried me through with my mind in tact and saved my soul from suicide or despondency.
I’ll never again take my positive, sane state of mind for granted.
Very powerful affirmation, Christo! I hope you are doing well. All the best! 🙂 Cheryl
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Hi Cheryl, I’m doing great thanks for the kindness shown:)
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Very well evoked. A very well chosen illustration too
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