Restored

I traded with the devil

My eyes for his sight

He also gave me hearing

Where whispers arrived

I always thought of noise

And how it should be clear

Whether one is seeing

Lies or the sincere

But as I lost my joy

Together with my vision

I could only see

Frowns carved in mirrors

I used to want sweet fame

Or was it something to gain

Then I wished to disappear

To sever nerves inside my brain

So, I swallowed flames

And could barely walk

My muscles turned to ice

And I could not talk

For I was nothing

I was specks near the window

I was waves on the shore

I was stuck in limbo

I was… no more

But glowing shadows

Left gifts at my door

Nails, tape, and a rope

I reached through my skull

And hammered the nails

And I reached through my skull

And taped back my eyes

And roped together the hull

For the glowing people, which smiled

#poetry #mentalhealth #restored