On FEBRUARY 5, 2022, POET KATIE wrote:
Trigger Warning. Mental illness.
Feelings lurk beneath the surface.
A weighted sadness trying to drag me down.
I simply don’t know why.
I wish I could suck it up,
Get on with it, be strong.
All those other keep calm and carry on sentiments.
Thoughts entangle my mind,
Worthlessness infects me.
An unyielding self doubt,
I am a burden to those I love.
Will I ever be good enough?
Fatigue and pain feed on my energy, like a mosqito feeding on blood.
Inadequacies seem constant.
As I struggle to keep up,
Tiredness becomes the norm.
I am exhausted.
Yet thoughts remain,
Niggling away.
Self depreciation.
Going round and round,
Inside my head.
By Katie Haigh
©️K.Haigh
Stoner on a rollercoaster 
This was supposed to be a bit more cheerful, but it didn’t quite work out that way. Never mind. Just words.
I’m sorry that I’m needy
But I’m feelin’ kinda seedy
I think I might be better off in bed
You think I’m being lazy
But I’m going fucking crazy
And every day just fills me full of dread
I am taking all these pills
I don’t take them for the thrills
They’re to murder all the demons in my head
I wish they’d go away
But I think they’re here to stay
So I think that I might kill myself instead
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after reading this…hope you are ok.
this is what i call poetry inspiring poetry, thanks to the author for her words and thank you for sharing yours 🙂 i love moments like these, no matter how dark poetry is.
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