My heart askew and my brain out of place <br />I narrowly escape insanity on a daily basis <br />fuzzy clouds of sorrow and regret <br />that I lay my head on each night <br />unable to concentrate on anything but my pulse <br />I will myself to numbness, nothingness <br />in a walking coma, I hear voices but no words <br />I see faces but don’t recognize my reflection. <br />I want to scream but haven’t the energy, <br />so instead I bury myself under my blankets of despair <br />and pray that the world will go away. <br />12-23-07 <br />by shannon flanders<br /><br />shannon wright<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-narrowly-escape-insanity-on-a-daily-basis-a-story-of-depression/
