I remember the day it all began
It was like a loosen thread
It had been there for weeks
It had never bothered me before
Then I pulled and it began to unravel
Reminded me of magicians pulling ribbons from their sleeves
But I recall it wasn’t as pretty or as colourful
It was dark and ugly
The day that one thought spiralled out control
Until all that was left was a void, a big black hole
Pulling me into its atmosphere
They gave me pills to ground me,
They tried to coerce my being from me
They’d feed my brain ‘HAPPY THOUGHTS’
It didn’t work; I retreated to a dark corner
To weep
Sleep
Weep
Sleep
Then you arrived with eyes so blue,
And a caring heart it was you who pulled me through
And I began to laugh
Love
Laugh
Love life.
Love you.
©Copyright 2013 by June Bolland.
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