Bleached Sheets

Whitened walls of her asylum increase to grey

as she sits violently laughing at nothing there;

insanity her only friend, [it’s grip in scarlet aura]

.Madness taking it’s toll licking her scars,

begging in silence for more; lithium shivers

through veins in rapid succession.

Bleached sheets stain her tongue as doctor

orders her listless legs to walk into the ECT

room faster; growling at him she bites her lips.

Suicide the easiest option, though the hardest

task to complete.

Author notes

Prompt:
4) Be inspired by one of the pictures shown above.
6) Wordbank: Use at least 7 words, in any form of the word [Words in bold]

In a list

:x: Picture Prompted :x: • next in list

A contest entry

Polar Opposites: Mania and Depression by Auburn Sunrise. 1000 points, ended September 3, 20 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest

These are my words:

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Poetic-Theorem
September 4

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My Darling Wife
Had to pop in and say congrads on the SILVER
Well deserved
Awesome job

David
Pure Thought
September 3
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Well done silver
More detail than I could ever get.
Great use of word bank.
Buddy
Auburn Sunrise
September 3
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Congrats on your silver trophy - you definitely deserved it with this amazing write!
- PhantomsAngel87
  September 3
  
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  Thank You hun
  Made my day, that's for sure (I had just come home early from class as I had a bad anixety attack out of nowhere - couldn't stop crying and shaking ... little embarrassing so I was feeling way down then that popped up and I was like Oh so Thank you & Thank You for hosting a fabulous contest!)
- - Auburn Sunrise
    September 3
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    I'm sorry about the panic attack - but glad I helped bring a smile back to your beautiful, sweet face!!!
Auburn Sunrise
September 3

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Whoa!!!! You completely took me by surprise here! I am definitely spellbound!!!

You used the best words out of the wordbank, and used them soooooo well!

I absolutely love the scathing tone of frustration in this.

"Lithium shivers / through veins in rapid succession" has to be my favorite expression EVER! How true!!! Lithium sucks, by the way.

I thought it was very interesting how you said the white walls "increased to grey"... not sure why, but it was a thought that never occurred to me - white always seemed more intense somehow - yet, truly it makes sense as it implies a sort of dimming of perspective.

Anyway, I'm blabbing now.

Great write hon! Definitely trophy-worthy material here. One of your best yet! One of the best in the contest!
poetrandy
September 2

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WoW! What a statement!
I can't believe the anger, angst, pain and frustration expressede in this short poem! Great work, I love it!
Valley Girl
August 29

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Wow! you have really went beyond with this one! You have painted such a realistic picture with your words. I twas like the reader is actually there, staring at this poor innocent person, just wishing that she would get another chance! wow! Best of luck! Gold in my books though! ♥
Poetic-Theorem
August 28
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Awesome
Darling
A brilliant take on the picture prompt and the words used from the word bank is simply amazing.
Raw emotions explode in this piece
WELL PENNED
Wish you the best in the contest!
Love you

David
AutumnGypsy
August 28

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This is amazing, you have such a way with words and the formatting is excellent, it adds to the aura of this poem. It can be a very dark place to be trapped somewhere in the in between and you wrote about it very well. Best to you