Decline.

Content note: Some poems in this collection explore themes of childhood abuse, trauma, mental health & recovery. While these pieces are deeply personal, they are shared with the hope of raising awareness, encouraging understanding & reminding others that healing is possible.

A raw poem exploring the silent decline of mental health, the weight of unresolved trauma & the fear of asking for help.

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'I can feel myself declining,
day by day.
But if I tell anyone,
they'll lock me away.

Mental, emotional, physical—
the decline is all too visible.

I need a day off,
I need a break.
I need some guidance,
something steady to take.

Pain I thought I'd left behind,
buried deep within my past,
has found its way back to me,
and it's caught me at last.

My mind's not as strong
as it once was before.
If you know how to save me,
please... implore.

The devil is winning,
pulling me away.
Help me, please,
before I decay.’