PoetryJo walks to wellness

This is the 1st poem I ever wrote all the way back in 2009.

This busy minds taking me where I don’t want to go,
Leading to the dark where im scared and alone.
People who are friends, wear masks of foes.
As the evening moves on I wish it would draw to a close

As sleep evades me, my visions deceive me
Fires and funerals riding on a carousel,
In a fatal fairground in my head.
Conversations both real and what should have been
Keep me awake all I crave is peace.

Blurry eyed and unrefreshed
Getting ready for the day ahead,
Full of high hope and plans that bring a much needed smile.
Though time is valuable it rolls along like a river,
Flowing by without a care for what it gathers up along the way

Peace of mind is what I crave.
Just some peace in my head for me.
They say misery loves company,
That’s true but when company comes misery goes
For a while

When alone the darkness descends,
Hopelessness echoes all around,
Paranoia’s hold gets tighter
I have everything…

But my body is a prisoner.
Pulled down the helter skelter and thrust into the
Everlasting shadows of the darkest corners of my mind
Keeping me glued in place and im trapped.