Living in a box
Looking at the walls,
no view outside,
Inhibited visitors try to console,
Vomiting, ligatures and harm –
In one day.
Nurses ignore and
doctors diagnose,
Give pills to those who make a
fuss, no pills if you sit and watch.
In this dark room, no air to breathe,
No control, no one cares or listens.
And stuck here without freedom,
take a cigarette break to escape.
Belittled and anxious,
watching the clock,
Others are counting the
minutes to meds,
X myself out – exhausted
and lonely inside this box
Ali Smith
Posted on: 30th May 2025