This is a horrible experience. I am so sorry you had to go through this. Your poem touched my heart with concern and outrage for you. How frightening. Sending you love.
That is heartbreaking and beautiful. I cannot imagine your feelings going through this, but your words give me a glimpse. My heart goes out to you, Rea. ❤️
Wow, what an experience to suffer through. This poem gives me more insights to what someone very close to me said….”felt like my brain was on fire”. Thank you for sharing & so glad you are on the other side of this. Powerful writing 💥✍️💥
"Behind my eyes, nobody saw / Consciousness oscillating / Battling to stay present" This stanza has a frightening clarity. We get so used to reading people's facades that we sometimes need a double take when it all falls apart. A real eye-opener in regards to the social aspects of mental illness
Oh Rea, this must have been terrifying. Having zero control, and slipping in and out of different levels of consciousness. Glad you came back to yourself!
Not that mine was anywhere near your nightmare, but I had a dreadful reaction to morphine after surgery years ago. Months of hallucinations. I'm glad you're back on this side. Praying for no lingering symptoms. I love your writing!
Great read. Its like an outer body experience. Where you can see it but can't do anything about it. Your stuck there. Loved how you articulated it. ~ Nerra ⚔️⚡️⚖️
I’m sorry you were subject to this abuse. It’s a sore point for me, but will say I’m glad you’re hopefully out the other side. And it’s great you wrote about it. 🫶
This is a horrible experience. I am so sorry you had to go through this. Your poem touched my heart with concern and outrage for you. How frightening. Sending you love.
Thank you for your compassion, Stephanie. Life is a strange experience.
That is heartbreaking and beautiful. I cannot imagine your feelings going through this, but your words give me a glimpse. My heart goes out to you, Rea. ❤️
I survived, that's important. Thank you, Gabriela. ❤️❤️
Rea, I felt every line like a pulse returning after darkness.
Your voice comes from the edge of something sacred — where pain becomes awareness.
It’s not just poetry, it’s resurrection. Thank you for trusting us with it. ✨❤️
Thank you for your compassion, Dora. It was a hellish experience.
Wow, what an experience to suffer through. This poem gives me more insights to what someone very close to me said….”felt like my brain was on fire”. Thank you for sharing & so glad you are on the other side of this. Powerful writing 💥✍️💥
My brain was absent, Marjorie. Yes, thank goodness. Sending love. ❤️
Welcome back. It’s a little better this time around, I promise ❤️
I love this, whole-heartedly. Beautifully written.
It must be. ❤️ Thank you.
You bring so much compassion and heart to your writing. This piece made me so sad for you.
Thank you for your kindness, Virg. ❤️
"Behind my eyes, nobody saw / Consciousness oscillating / Battling to stay present" This stanza has a frightening clarity. We get so used to reading people's facades that we sometimes need a double take when it all falls apart. A real eye-opener in regards to the social aspects of mental illness
Precisely! It's not a physical falling apart. Thank you.
Rea, this image evokes some deep feelings. I recognize that grief and loss can shatter us. Hugs my friend!
Thank you, Chano. Hugs back at you.
Oh Rea, this must have been terrifying. Having zero control, and slipping in and out of different levels of consciousness. Glad you came back to yourself!
It was sheer terror when my mind surfaced with no clear understanding of what was happening.
Thank goodness I'm not that insane any longer.
It will be a great chapter of your memoir 👌
Oooh I’ve been here. Thanks for the reminder that it’s Not a place I want to re visit
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Behind my eyes, nobody saw
Consciousness oscillating
Battling to stay present
The craziest thing is that nobody realized this. I was acting crazy, and they thought it was normal?
we have a good front - don't we?
Not that mine was anywhere near your nightmare, but I had a dreadful reaction to morphine after surgery years ago. Months of hallucinations. I'm glad you're back on this side. Praying for no lingering symptoms. I love your writing!
That's awful, Marpy! Thank you. ❤️
Great read. Its like an outer body experience. Where you can see it but can't do anything about it. Your stuck there. Loved how you articulated it. ~ Nerra ⚔️⚡️⚖️
Thank you. 🙏
I love what you read in my words, Storm.
Harrowing, so glad you made it through. The art equally so!! What a light you are to others who may be caught in the haze. <3
Your compassion is a shining light, Stephanie. Thank you.
The best poetry comes from pain. This is a great poem.
Thank you! I appreciate that.
So pleased that you lived to tell the story. A truly terrifying experience.
Oh me too! Thank you, my friend.
I’m sorry you were subject to this abuse. It’s a sore point for me, but will say I’m glad you’re hopefully out the other side. And it’s great you wrote about it. 🫶
I'm out the other side, beat up but not giving up. Thank you, Lily. 💞
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