Alliteration:
Pulling through panic attacks
The power of poems
–@StevieStreets #mentalhealthawareness #haiku | The Power of Poems
The Power of Poems
18 Sunday Nov 2018
Posted in Haiku, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, Poems
Tag Archives: mental health
The Write Thing To Do
18 Sunday Nov 2018
Posted in Haiku, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
Ahhh, Anxiety
The 3:00 a.m. Rendezvouses
My Art Therapy
I cope with haiku
…forces me to be present
The Write Thing To Do
Gotta muddle through
The panic at the disco
No anxietude
I cope with haiku
It brings me into The Now
The Write Thing To Do
These Five-Seven-Fives
Have been keeping me alive
Ahhh, Art Therapy
Do The Write Thing, Please
It’s cheaper than therapy
You can count on it
Counting Syllables
The one thing I could count on
The cure is haiku
–@StevieStreets #mentalhealthawareness #haiku | The Write Thing To Do
Deep AF
24 Wednesday Oct 2018
Posted in MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, Poems, THE BOOK OF QUESTIONS
I’m no stranger to displaced anger and disfunction.
I know what it is to live when anxiety is suffocating
And depression is crippling
And the propensity to be something forces you to function when you’d rather do nothing.
When shall your wounds welcome their scabs?
To heal a wound, you have to stop touching it.
Sometimes I’m coping with mixed emotions like I’m so HAPPY yet so SAD…
Often I’m dealing with the duality of mental health and my best self like
Ego is the enemy and YOU ARE ENOUGH – even in your ruggedness.
Truth be told,
The vibe never lies and energy is everything…
Long story short:
We long for love in view of the fact that we don’t know how to accept it.
I see too many adults living with codependency issues ’cause the child within was neglected.
Question:
Why do hurt people hurt people?
Why do mental health memes cut deep?
MY POEMS ARE NOT POEMS…
I once read: “If you don’t heal what hurtcyou, you’ll bleed on people that didn’t cut you.”
And thought “that’s deep!”
–@StevieStreets #BlackMentalHealthMatters #poem | Deep AF
3:00 a.m. Rendezvouses
05 Sunday Aug 2018
Posted in MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, Poems
Tags
anxiety, depression, insomnia, keep the story going, mental health, semicolon symbolism, the elephant in the room
So 3:00 a.m. and I rendezvous again.
Like clockwork, we keep meeting in these quaint little corners of my mind.
This time she brought Anxiety and Depression along so we could rendezvous with them.
Since we’re speaking amongst friends, these little early morning rendezvous have been on the hush for quite some time.
Didn’t know we were ready to go public with this affair, yet here we are
Discoursing emotional scars with my lady friend, 3:00 a.m., and I’m still flirting with death, not sure if I’m ready to commit…
Can’t believe 3:00 a.m. got me sitting here with these crazy chicks; first time I met Anxiety she took my breath away and crashed the party with a Xanax boxcar.
And we ain’t even gon’ talk ‘bout Depression, ah man – Depression… Depression and I nearly had a fling last spring; first time we met she tried to cripple me, I can’t stand this chick.
Is it me or does anyone else notice the elephant in the room?
Yeah, I fell deep for Depression and I still got feelings for Anxiety but my girl 3:00 a.m. got me sitting here facing my demons.
Who hears the silent cries? Do we notice the tears on eyes that are dry? Are cries for help worth screaming? Where are the outcries for mental health? Suicide is real, point blank period end of story; yet we need to keep the story going… I think it’s time to address the elephant in the room.
Did you know your wireless cell phone line doubles as a lifeline? Call or text somebody today. When is the last time you’ve checked on the mental well-being of a friend? A simple “How are you doing?” may be the reason they’re still breathing.
Have you ever stopped to think “What does mental health look like?” The ugly truth is: “EVERYONE IS SUFFERING” with something, it could be me or it could be you.
Why do we wear the mask, to hide the ugly parts in life? The ugly truth is: “YOU’RE NOT ALONE,” millions are wearing the mask, just like you. And it’s sad ‘cause the stigma of seeking mental health help has permanently scarred the beautiful.
–@StevieStreets #mentalhealthawareness #poem | 3:00 a.m. Rendezvouses
Signs and Symptoms of Depression
09 Tuesday Jan 2018
Impaired Memory
Thoughts of Death and Suicide
Mood Swings and Anger
High Anxiety
No Emotional Response
Sadness and Self-Blame
–@StevieStreets mental health awareness haiku |
Sign and Symptoms of Depression i and ii
Don’t Fear The Semicolons
30 Wednesday Sep 2015
Posted in Haiku, Poems, THE SEMICOLON COLLECTION
I
Life is a story;
don’t fear the semicolons,
write your next chapter.
II
Life is beautiful;
semicolons symbolize
a new beginning 😉
III
Life can get ugly;
the most feared punctuation
is like suicide.
IV
Let’s put a semi –
colon in the story; for
suicide support.
V
The untold story;
suicide prevention and
the semicolon.
VI
Let’s break the stigmas;
the most feared punctuation
is misunderstood.
VII
The semicolon;
the beginning of the end,
a life not ended.
–@StevieStreets | from THE SEMICOLON COLLECTION: Don’t Fear The Semicolons
She Was Beautiful
29 Tuesday Sep 2015
Posted in Poems, Sonnets, THE SEMICOLON COLLECTION
She was beautiful;
intelligent and witty,
and a tad bit giddy.
Her ideologies were wonderful.
She was traveling with a book when I met her.
She was a bookworm and I was a lame with cool tendencies
and we tended to be
on the square within the same circles together.
She was beautiful – radiant skin, brilliant pearl white teeth, and pretty feet.
I thought she was a vegan, I noticed she didn’t eat meat;
she would have a soup or a salad whenever we would meet.
How did I not notice, she was preoccupied with her shape & weight amid her cuteness?
I guess; I was preoccupied with her beautiful mind and her cuteness.
She was beautiful – and bulimic; I never knew bulimia distorted her mental acuteness.
–@StevieStreets | from THE SEMICOLON COLLECTION: She Was Beautiful
Lifelines: Telephone Calls & Text Messages
27 Sunday Sep 2015
Posted in Haiku, Poems, THE SEMICOLON COLLECTION
I
“How should I do it?”
“Should I write a goodbye note?”
I’m glad you called me!
II
Call someone today…
One conversation can change
a life. Love Conquers!
III
Text someone today…
You never know who needs you
on the other end.
IV
“How are you doing?”
may be the lifeline someone
has been waiting on.
–@StevieStreets | from THE SEMICOLON COLLECTION: Lifelines (Telephone Calls & Text Messages)
Suicide Speaks
27 Sunday Sep 2015
Posted in Haiku, Poems, THE SEMICOLON COLLECTION
Suicide Speaks! The
verbal signs are warning signs;
you should listen more…
–@StevieStreets | from THE SEMICOLON COLLECTION: Suicide Speaks
Mental Health Issues
27 Sunday Sep 2015
Posted in Haiku, Poems, THE SEMICOLON COLLECTION
Mental Health Issues?
Anxiety? Depression?
Take it day by day.
You are not alone…
I am a phone call away;
You Will Be Okay.
–@StevieStreets | from THE SEMICOLON COLLECTION: Mental Health Issues
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