Self: I want to check myself in.
Woman: And what would you like to check yourself in for.
Self: Suicide watch.
*Click.
Self: What was that?
Woman: Well since you walked in here and the first thing you said was you needed to be on suicide watch, I can't let you leave.
Self: You locked me in here!
Woman: You can't leave. I am not legally allowed to let you leave.
Self: This isn't what I wanted. I thought I had a choice.
Woman: You had a choice and you chose to come and check yourself in.
Self: ...
Woman: I'm gonna need you to fill out some forms and then we'll get you processed. Right now you're on a mandatory seventy-two hour suicide watch. You can't leave. After the seventy-two hours is up you'll get reassessed. A doctor will make the decision to let you either leave, or if he feels you're not fit, he'll continue your program here. You maybe here for longer than seventy-two hours. Do you understand?
Self: Yes.
Woman: Alright. Get these filled out and we'll get you settled. You're gonna be okay. I see that you're shaking. It's your first time being admitted into a mental hospital and you're scared but you will be okay here. I promise you that. You'll be okay.
Heart: Okay?
Self: I'll be okay.
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Time is flying by,
I'm not sure where she's taking me.
We've been down this path before,
Now we're finally doing something to save me.
Seventy-two hours.
I wish I wasn't shaking.
I've never been this scared before.
I've never felt this alone.
I'm not sure what's going on.
But I know I have to do this for me.
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Her.
Poetry• 2017 Her feelings took Her to unfamiliar places. She would never forget. Her mind was racing. Her heart was telling Her no. But She had to escape. She had to end this. Or else there would be no one left to tell this story. So She did what She ha...
