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021: VVitches and VVarlocks

6/15/2017

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I'm stuck here against my will

I got here by tracking a demon

I was just curious, but I probably shouldn't have been trespassing

I had reached the lake of fire itself before the cops were called

I candidly tried to explain to them my search for the Devil

They were perplexed and asked me to come with them

I followed them peacefully to the back of their SUV

The seats are kind of lumpy, and made of hard plastic

They delivered me from evil

They brought me to the hospital, where I am now

I intended to raise hell for as long as I was being detained

Pulling fire alarms was my go-to tool of havoc

Calling the police for help was next

I was chemically restrained for my rebellion

I passed out for my first night of rest in two days

The next day was no different

I made an escape when the power was down

They caught me in the next room casually strolling about

I am listed as an "elopement risk"

I don't want to be here

I demanded to talk to my rights advisor as soon as I could

"You are at risk of causing harm to yourself"

There hasn't been any harm to myself

The other patients in here are special people

They seem more confused than I am

Like they don't know why they're in here

I'm in here because I'm feeling an explosive energy from within

Elation mixed with insight

My brain is on fire with creative energies

I see the spirits of the world dancing fluidly across the walls of the hospital

Everything has meaning now

Colours are brighter and speak to me with emotion

Witches are living breathing people

I've seen them work their magic

There are some stuck in here with me

They aren't evil, they just have their own magical abilities

I think I'm a warlock

In simpler times we would have been the cornerstone of the tribe

Forecasting events in good faith and providing guidance to those in need

Now we are outcast to facilities and the streets

For choosing rhyme over reason

Finally, the doctor has time to see me

I invite him to my world of magic and meaning

Show him the secrets in a simple deck of cards

He doesn't believe

Gives me medication I refuse to take

Now they're challenging my ability to make my own decisions

I am a capable individual and I refuse your treatment

I don't want to do what he says

I can hold my own, for now

The right to choose my treatment is being transferred to my parents

They're going to make me take the meds

What if I become a different person?

I want to stay myself

This will change everything

Fearing another needle in my rump, I take the meds without a fuss

Slowly I come down from my world of witches and warlocks

I feel anxious but sober

The doctor says I'm bi-polar

And my recent behaviour can be attributed to a manic episode

Was it all a delusion?
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- Jacob Burns
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Her0ngray link
9/1/2023 02:25:13 pm

Thank you forr sharing this

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