Bury Me
RE:SURGENCE; poems about mental illness
I thought we were done,
you and I.
I thought I had you overridden,
locked out and tied down,
gagged and beaten -
buried six feet under
beneath the overgrowth
where the rot and decay
you had fostered
could turn against you.
But here you rise again
sure as a sunrise
straight as an arrow
looking like the fragile form
of a transformed butterfly,
yet headstrong against
the haunting screams of the wind
scraping against your grave.
With those beady eyes
you've been preparing to
break and pierce through
every lock and key
I had welded together
with shaking hands.
Give me a break, I’ve had enough.
I just want you gone,
but to rid myself of you
I’d have to bury me too.
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This is the 16th poem in RE: SURGENCE, a poetry collection by Amanda Starks that shares what it's like to have and fight against mental illness in a free-form, lyrical prose.
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Amanda Starks
Lover of the dark, fantastical, and heart-wrenching. Author of RE: SURGENCE, a poetry collection about mental illness, released exclusively on vocal.media. Subscribe to my free newsletter at www.amandastarks.com for updates!
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Comments (20)
Ah, relatable, I see we may have had a simmilar day where poems were born. This is bitterly beautiful, thank you for sharing.
Nice I wish ❤️ I mine where this good
Congratulations on your Top Story, well deserved 🍁🍂🍁
Such a vivid portrayal of the fight to keep everything in balance. Very strong stuff. Congrats on TS.
Soo relatable, congratulations on your top story
So very well done - congrats on TS!
Great work! Congrats on top story💙♥️💚
What a brilliant piece. Very deserving of the Top Story. I'll definitely have to check out the others in the series.
Sending hugs and support for you and this powerful piece
Brilliant, so expressive of that fight.
So relatable. I perhaps can't relate to the same degree...but having depression myself and my wife having poor mental health, it strikes a chord! Beautifully expressive, though! Congrats on Top Story, Amanda!
Very relatable!
Such a great poem. While I can’t relate on the same level as you intended, your words spoke to me from a chronic pain point of view. Thank you for sharing!
Nice Work and Congratulations on your Top Story🎊🤩📝😎
Gorgeous work, Amanda! 😭❤️Congratulations on the Top Story!
nice🧡💛💚
That last line, wow! Brilliant work!
Oh my gosh Amanda! Every line of this was a masterpiece. I want a poetry book centred around this poem so I can hold it in my hands and sticky note it! Every line blew me away but that last one was heartwrenching.
This was a great poem.
You have to break away from this