Danger Days

Danger Days are the ones where someone is at risk of losing the battle. For some, that may mean that they are feeling more suicidal than usual, for others that could mean that they’re in a position to relapse on their addiction; it could mean anything to anyone struggling. There’s no official definition for dangers days, but if you struggle with mental health issues – you know what they are. If you are neurotypical, you’re about to get a short glimpse into the mind of someone struggling on a danger day.

I am t i r e d

I am h u r t i n g

I am b  r  o  k  e  n

Is there a point in feeling as bad as I feel

Did I earn it somehow in a past life

Or are these consequences for great evils I have yet to commit

Am I – i n s a n e – Am I

blind

To the burden of my existence

NO

I am completely aware how little I matter

And how easy it would be to escape this reality

Escape this path that I’ve found myself on

I am aware

That I am heavy and useless

I am unwanted and that I am holding the world back

But I am teetering on the edge of constructive thought

I can tell that this is not clear thought and that I am

s p i r a l i n g

And yet I cannot stop myself from thinking that my rational thoughts

are the thoughts

that

are

crazy

“Why do I even bother”

I ask myself

I want to fight my way up

Only I don’t know which way to go

#Poetry #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalhealthawareness #dangerdays