For me, it matters that I try.But, even trying will only get me so far!I easily become tired.I have very little energy to do things.I guess this is my life!This is the prize I’ve won!Wonderful, right?I’m the winner of a … Continue Reading As Good As It Gets (A Poem)
I must weather the storm.Today and every day.But, I will get through.And, it will happen again.I sometimes wonder why.I am not one for self-pity.But, I do feel a lot of anxiety right now!I know I am not alone, yet there … Continue Reading I Must Weather The Storm (A Poem)
I don’t want to justify… nope.And, I don’t want to bullshit.Myself or you!I want to be straight with us both!Always.That’s why I get intimate.Transparent even.Sometimes breaking boundaries.Sometimes holding fast to them.l continue to work on things!You continue to work on … Continue Reading I Don’t Want To Justify, This Is Not My Bullshit (A Poem)
This is where I am at.I want to have a better quality of life, while alive.How do I do that?“Do the work and still die,” is the best I have come up with.And, this is quite my reality. It’s quite … Continue Reading A Few Good Hours (A Poem)
A light.At the end of this tunnel.Freedom.Within my reach.Spreading good vibes.Everywhere.A life worth so much more than this!How will I make it?My destiny!My chosen path!I go at this somewhat alone.Maintaining a sense of calm.With a life.That is dull but not … Continue Reading Nobody Can Deny (A Poem)
Faith is available!When you are open to it (or seek it).Unfortunately, faith is muddied!For me, faith is not what mainstream people say it is.It is highly personal and tailored to my own steadfast interpretation!Few churches could ever get that right!Especially … Continue Reading A Reconciliation Of Faith (A Poem)
Let the tears come.Let them roll down my face.I want to cry.Badly.I want to let all the pain and struggle out!Just for today!Get it out.Let it be done.Gone.And, let me start all over!With a fresh perspective perhaps!One that will make … Continue Reading I Want To Cry (A Poem)
Something happened and now I am not living.Not that I was living before. Well, I was. Sort of…Which is what makes this hard!As soon as medication was introduced into my life, everything changed.And so, the long road to accepting a … Continue Reading Try To Live (A Poem)
I just don’t know.I once heard that reality is “just an agreement.”But, as a society, we don’t agree on much!That’s why community is so damn important!And, within a community, you find those people who help you to see…These are the … Continue Reading What Is Real And What Isn’t (A Poem)
How many of you can relate? I’ve all but seen people back away when I express myself. Namely on social media. What are they thinking? I was fine when I appeared normal, no doubt! But now… Now when I’m ill… … Continue Reading Most People Don’t Have A Problem With Mental Illness Until Someone With Mental Illness “Expresses Themselves” (A Poem)
Here Until I’m Gone Here Until I’m Gone: 40 Poems About Trauma, Illness, And The Inevitability Of Death is a booklet of poetry by Mio Angelo of Mentally Ill in America. The poems capture the challenges of living with chronic … Continue Reading Book Review: Here Until I’m Gone (& Thoughts on Therapeutic Writing) — Mental Health @ Home
Having kids and living life may be worth it,Unless it’s as the title describes.It’s terrible to think about their being neglect.Not living?Or, being put in a position of deep despair,Of chronic illness?Nothing can prepare the educated mind for a life … Continue Reading Wrong, Selfish, And Neglectful (A Poem From “Here Until I’m Gone”)
Good morning, fellow bloggers! 🙂 Available (and, complimentary to my readers) as of November 15, 2020… “Here Until I’m Gone: 40 Poems About Trauma, Illness, And The Inevitability Of Death” by Mio Angelo. Check it out here… mentallyillinamerica.family.blog/booklets/ And, if … Continue Reading My Poem Book Is Complimentary And Is Now Available!
How long will I hold on?As long as I need to!Or want to really.As long as I can!It’s not talked about all that much.The differences in our beliefs.You believe in things I can’t fathom,And, I am sure you feel pretty … Continue Reading The Right To Exist (A Poem)
What I am doing is what can be done.But, what I am feeling just can’t be undone.It’s such a cluster fuck these days!How is taking an eraser to my friends okay, because it’s your religion?Strangely, my religion says things too!And, … Continue Reading An Eye For An Eye Kind Of Love (A Poem)
So amazing yet so difficult!Not everyone shares the same pain!For those with chronic illness,This is our existence, our destiny!How powerful of a notion is that?Existence/destiny?Maybe I’ve got Yoda on the brain,When I say, “To be without a disease, any disease, … Continue Reading Yoda On The Brain (A Poem)
