Student poem on Mental Illness
Blyth Academy Student, Nawaf R., composed a palindrome poem about mental illness that was recently published on the blog ‘Boys Cry‘. When writing this poem, Nawaf was inspire by a poem called ‘Refugees’ by Brian Bilston.
James Deacon, creator of Boys Cry, shared his comments on Nawaf’s poem:
“His use of the palindrome form is such a clever way of presenting life with a mental illness. The outward self so many of us project, full of hope and a belief things can be (or are) different, and the inward self, impossibly cruel, endlessly critical, robbing us of life’s vitality. This is a beautiful and tragic exploration of the juxtaposition that is life with a mental illness.”
Please enjoy Nawaf’s poem below.
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Mercurial
I can do this
I was foolish enough to think
I’m not strong enough
I feel
Happiness
Long gone are the days of
Pain and distress
There is nothing but
Success from now on
There will be no
Unhappiness.
I have found
A way out
There isn’t
Any more sadness
I don’t need
Help
(Now read from the bottom to the top)