Please note: If you are under 16, please speak to a parent or guardian before reading. An Echo of Dread Put yourself in someone's shoes, Whose head is full of echoing blues, With days built of fear and dread, As monsters echo round your head. They scream, they roar, the fire burns true When demons live inside of you. As voices whirl round and round They knock you back into the ground. "Fail seven times, stand up eight" they said. Yet some days I can't get out of bed. "Get up, fight back, stand tall and bold, Fight your demons", I'm forever told. I'm trying hard to see it through. But when a monster lives inside of you Your world is dark and often bound, As a raging voice echoes round and round. The demon shouts, "You're worthless, weak." Each day, forever, seems so bleak. But each time I share a pesky thought Another monster's finally caught. That conversation, so overdue, Helps thaw away the deadly dew; Each morning now is near and bright I might just even win this fight. Stigma, shame, it all feels strong, Like the voice that's echoed for far too long. But now it's time to reclaim my head And put that monster under the bed. Speak up, speak out, don't live in fear, I shall not shed another tear. As strong and alive as that voice may be It's simply an echo that lives inside of me. Please don't tell me to "suck it up", Or say "come on, chin up chuck"; It's an illness, a battle, a struggle you see. But it certainly does not define me. No one can wave a magic wand And break the gremlin's gruelling bond. But live and laugh I shall again So please sit tight, until then. I know it's hard to understand But please I beg just hold my hand I know you can't see these demons in my mind. You can look, you can test, but you will not find The monsters that live inside my head. They're real, they're there, they're an echo of dread. If you are affected by any of the issues mentioned, please contact Mind or Samaritans.
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