Don’t leave me alone with myself

Don’t leave me alone with myselfÂ
I’m not strong enough to defend myself todayÂ
Once you leave, I become her preyÂ
It doesn’t matter what I sayÂ
She only wants to make me payÂ
It’s her only wayÂ
But company keeps her at bay
So please stay Â
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Don’t leave me alone with myselfÂ
I can’t fight, nor can I flee
You can’t outrun what’s inside of you
In the end, she always catches meÂ
We’re bound together by glueÂ
Put on headphones, volume on max
It’s only a matter of time before my brain cracksÂ
Don’t leave me alone with myselfÂ
I can’t cover my ears and ignore herÂ
When the voice comes from inside my headÂ
It always starts with a whisperÂ
Before her screams fill you with dreadÂ
You’re better off deadÂ
You can’t even get out of bedÂ
What a miserable life you’ve ledÂ
And it just gets worse up ahead!
Don’t leave me alone with myselfÂ
I can tell she’s in a bad moodÂ
No matter where I go, I feel pursued
and she never holds back in solitudeÂ
It’s more of a beatdown than a feud
Her spiked bat is merely the preludeÂ
Basically, I’m pretty screwedÂ
I don’t mean to intrudeÂ
But if you stayed, you’d have my gratitudeÂ
Don’t leave me alone with myself, please
I’m scared I’ll give in to this diseaseÂ

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Comments
Hello sad girl,Â
This is a powerful read indeed. You highlight the intricate workings of the mental torture that can leave a person literally feeling like they have monsters in their head. A sense of worthless lays heavy in your lines. You managed to keep the rhythm whilst not hindering on the impactful insight of this experience. So I thank you poetic sister, for crafting a significant subject, that I hope many read in time.Â
Thank you for always writing so raw and courageously​​​​​. For choosing to share your work here with us on CosmoÂ
Gwen xÂ
It warms my heart to hear such wonderful feedback, thank you kindly Gwen❤️❤️ I’m just overjoyed that my poems are appreciated here on Cosmo :)
Awww Sad Girl...how eloquently you write about debilitating depression. Mental illness needs far more understanding than it gets and your poem here does an excellent job of highlighting the disease. Hope you are having a good say today x
Thank you! ❤️
A deeply painful well crafted read that shines a light on depression and mental health x
Thank you ❤️