I wrote this while in the mental health ward I have a few like this I wrote several while there hope you like

Written while in a very dark mindset, not for the faint of heart, potentially triggering content, tread carefully

This is about my beloved service dog waffles, he is the light of my life and I'm struggling without him, I hope you enjoy the read

I just woke up from a dream and couldn't figure out how to process or debrief the pain I am feeling, so I wrote about it. I have Chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder one of many conditions I struggle with and this was a very triggering dream. Waking up and realizing that I couldn't avoid my pain. I hope some may relate to me but I also don't, the pain I suffer I hope to fight alone, this pain is not fair and I'd rather shoulder it alone. But I crave the feeling that I'm not alone. Photograph from David Guttenfelder for The New Yorker unrelated post but I needed a photo to post this

This is something I wrote about the complexities of death and the afterlife, I struggle to cope with loss, it's quite confusing, this is one of likely many poems that i will write about my pain and confusion surrounding death and loss

A poem about the pain I go through with my chronic illness, I call this poem burning, I write these poems to cope