In the absence of light

Beating in my ears, positive messages

Lyrics carefully selected, playlist perfect

Mind breaks through

Journal with gels, felts, stickers

Activities, strong stories, uplifting quotes

Mind breaks through

Blocks, castles, my world

Windmills, crafting my imagination

Mind breaks through

Books to read, needs concentration

Print wanders, mixes, muddled in my head

Mind breaks through

Fleeting humour, children, pets

Smiling, almost forgetting

Mind breaks through

Underestimating the power of the mind

Dark, swirling, sucking me under

Starts with a ding, then a sting

Checking- Nothing

The mind breaks through

Logic knows exit exists

Brain cannot compute, links dissolved

Heartbreak took it all

Mind is winning

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Mummy Down

I’m screaming but you don’t hear me

Why don’t you listen? 

Look at me- I’m right here

How can you leave me like this? 

Can’t you see I’m hurting?

Assistance needed now, in distress

Or do you hear? See? 

But not care

Walking straight over me, 

The pain of watching you pass

Tears through me, deepening the hurt

I opened my heart to you

How can you just walk by

Oblivious, you’re responsible

Disbelief, dejection, heartbreak

We were tight, bonded

Broken

Humour, wit, openness

Closed off, Blocked

I always had your back,

Always showed up,

Where are you now?

Mummy down

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