Schizophrenia

I hear the voices screaming at me

They won’t cease even when I’m down on my knees

I’m begging for their mercy when they attack

They tell me that I can’t be what they want me to be

But what I want to be is me

They manipulated me in ways that I can’t get back

I hear the voices screaming at me

They’re getting louder and louder

As I ascend on the ladder of my soul

They grab at me trying to pull me down from where I stand

They succeed and pull until I’m f a l l i n g. . . . .

I fall into the depths of my own darkness

I hear my voices surrounding me

They are louder and the sound echoes through my mind

I want to escape more than ever

And they won’t let me leave

No matter how hard I try