Poems from Munkee-e
And though words can harm and destroy, they can also help to heal and express, which is why I write poetry. Poetry has helped me - and is counting to help me - with mental illness. I'm an advocate for using and enjoying the arts because they can simultaneously act as a powerful tool to make connections and as a coping mechanism. I hope to make at least one person's life easier by reading something I've written, just as reading someone else's material has done for me.
I can't be who you want,
Believe me 'cause I've tried.
Why can't I be who I want?
Why must I change my mind?
What happened to the...
I rise not for the sole purpose of
Having some place to be- which I do,
But rather, because I want to.
I rise for all of the people who...
It's only in my dreams that I say what I mean,
because I think too much when I feel too much-- or too little,
and I find myself forgetting...
Life's a roller coaster,
filled with highs and lows,
but some things,
you just have to let go.
Depression's a battle,
one I have fought,
I...
There's so much in my mind
that I don't understand,
things that I should let go,
instead of burying in my head.
But I've tried to quiet...