Only Half Sane
I think I’ve only been sane
half of my life.
Pulling daisies out of my hair,
their roots, steadfast in my brain.
I am no longer rooted,
I can say this because
I unrooted myself knowingly.
Because I thought,
stupidly and rashly believed,
that you’re only as beautiful
as the daisies you pull from your hair.
About this poem
This poem explores mental illness and the warped beliefs that can become your reality.
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Written on September 21, 2021
Submitted by annaf.92432 on May 10, 2023
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| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 313 |
| Words | 65 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11 |
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