Cry without tears,
keep it all inside.
they prey on your weaknesses
vulnerability is a crime
Be strong!
no matter what you’re going through,
keep telling yourself
all your dreams will come true.
The world is a stage
and we’re just puppets in the play.
eat the lies they feed you,
let them mold you like clay!
Cry without tears
while you internally drown,
slowly dying
without ever making a sound!
They’ll praise you when you’re gone
and speak highly of your name,
knowing all the while you lived
they intentionally ignored your pain!
I've been using writing prompts to break my writer's block recently. Another poet I follow on Instigram shared the prompt: "Cry without tears" and this was my take on it.
Often times, people with mental health issues (myself included)feel like they need to be strong all the time and not let anyone know what they're going through because of the negative stigma about mental health issues and also fear of being perceived as weak. Thus making us feel like we're never really being our selves; we're living our lives to please others and go with the status quo.
Let's BREAK that stigma!!!
#Depression #Anxiety #Sucidialthoughts #MentalHealth