I am a schizophrenic
I didn’t ask to be one
I didn’t choose this life for myself
This life chose me
There are others like me who suffer as I do
But I am more than a statistic
I am a dreamer
I am a survivor
I am a warrior fighting against my past
My traumas are not my fault
I deserve better treatment from the world
Despite knowing this, my schizophrenia is still a part of me
It cannot be gaslit away
It cannot be prayed away
It is a disease just like any other
It’s no different from a fever
It’s a psychological cancer
The reason it exists is to destroy me from within
It has no other purpose
It is a curse I carry until the day I die
Hopefully, that day will come slowly
I have so much to do in this world despite my mind ghosts
I have people to love
I have art to create and consume
I have minds to change and hearts to care for
I do not know this yet and I may never know until it’s too late
But this world is a colder place without me and people like me
The world doesn’t love me, but I love the world
I’ll stay for as long as I can, even when my voices tell me lies
Amen!
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