David Graham

I don’t know what’s going on,

I’m like a nuclear reactor

having a full-on meltdown,

I’m jumping here, there

and everywhere,

a brain that is racing,

why can’t I stop pacing,

I can’t tell you what I feel,

I don’t know what is real,

do I want this, do I want that,

I just don’t know,

I’m constantly jumping to and fro,

can I stop, hell no,

I’m out of freaking control,

but I have to keep going,

if I stop now, I lose all hope

of beating whatever is in

my head and I can’t lose

so I have to keep

going, to’ing and fro’ing,

pacing and racing,

chasing and locating,

it’s the only hope I have,

if I stop,

I’m dead.

Don’t stop.

---

Thanks for reading, I truly hope you enjoyed my poem! This was inspired by my battles with mental health over the years. For any suffering with their own battles, there is light at the end of the tunnel so long as you keep fighting. I believe you can do it, I truly hope you believe as well!