It isn't a little get away from home
In fact it's quite the opposite
The food is bland
The beds are rock hard
And you are in group therapy all day
You don't just get to do arts and crafts all day
While being on the phone with your friends
You are forced to open up
About the things that brought you there
About the things that have hurt you the most
About why you almost committed suicide
It's even more painful when you don't have your support system to help you
When you are having PTSD flashbacks
When you are self harming
When you are having panic attacks
When you are left alone with your thoughts at night
When you cry yourself to sleep
When you want to stay on the phone with your parent
For more than ten minutes in the morning and at night
You aren't allowed to go outside
You aren't allowed to make friends
It is horrible
And it makes you appreciate what you have in life
Because mental hospitals are not a little get away from home
YOU ARE READING
Not faking it
PoesíaYou can't just snap out of it You can't just think happy thoughts And you can't just hope it goes away The truth is It eats you alive Makes you feel hopeless, worthless, unwanted, and unneeded It makes you want to die rather than live with it And y...
