The Nightmare of Schizophrenia

By Melancholic VIncent

sHe dreamt he was a person
sHe dreamt he was a phantom

sHe dreamt he was a loner
sHe dreamt he was a lover

sHe dreamt he was a friend
sHe dreamt he was a foe

sHe dreamt he was a freeman
sHe dreamt he was a madman

sHe dreamt he was a patient
sHe dreamt he was a psycho

sHe dreamt he was a doctor
sHe dreamt he was delirious

sHe dreamt he was insane
sHe dreamt he was an inmate

sHe dreamt he was a saint
sHe dreamt he was a bane

sHe dreamt he was a child
sHe dreamt he was a waif

sHe dreamt he was a wisher
sHe dreamt he was a sinner

sHe dreamt he was a killer
sHe dreamt he was a ripper

sHe dreamt he was stubborn
sHe dreamt he was a stabber

sHe dreamt he was raped
sHe dreamt he was a raper

sHe dreamt... and sHe thought...
sHe would be...
All of this
But none of this was real

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Published on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Filed under: "Personal" and "Poetry"

Comments on "The Nightmare of Schizophrenia"

A former member wrote: reminds me of one of my pieces...i understand how it is...lovely written
On Tuesday, February 12, 2013, Melancholic VIncent (428) wrote:

Thanks Scarlet Tears
On Wednesday, September 5, 2012, Zhee (529) wrote:

this is so well written and i can really relate this to the patients i treat... profound and poignant! excellent work!
On Wednesday, September 5, 2012, Melancholic VIncent (428) wrote:

Then I suppose you can't escape, sharing some of the misery they bring together with them
On Monday, June 18, 2012, LostInDarkness (31) wrote:

this was an awesome read. i really felt connected to it.
On Monday, June 18, 2012, Melancholic VIncent (428) wrote:

Thanks, it's something simple but it illustrated well what i want to pass through
On Sunday, June 17, 2012, Nehema (958) wrote:

This runs in my family - very accurate description, thanks for sharing, much enjoyed - XXOO
On Sunday, June 17, 2012, Melancholic VIncent (428) wrote:

Then we have that in common. Hope you managed to cope with that hell. Even if we don't want to, we end up knowing the disease even if it's just a familiar that has it... Thanks for your support.
On Sunday, June 17, 2012, Devilish (2633) wrote:

This is a perfect description of this.. very much so.. hello there you .
On Sunday, June 17, 2012, Melancholic VIncent (428) wrote:

ep, someone must get loss with all the confusion, with all the extra identities... Last time i talked to my mom, she said she was a psychiatrist that studied in Cambridge, although she never even been there... These people, they create all these hypothetical situations which are not hypothetical to them and live a hundred different lives all at once, and maybe the brain can't take it... i could go on trying to describe this, but in the end, it doesn't even matter... I can't fix it...
A former member wrote: I like this alot, good job
On Sunday, June 17, 2012, Melancholic VIncent (428) wrote:

Thanks, i will see your work as well.
On Sunday, June 17, 2012, dwells (4177) wrote:

Very well done Mel and some fine contrasting and conflicting lines here. You might want to change "was a sane" to "was a bane" maybe? Cheers!
On Sunday, June 17, 2012, Melancholic VIncent (428) wrote:

Thanks dwells, i really enjoy your comments. I took your advice :) Cheers!