Feb 8, 2010

I have been subjected to enough horror in my lifetime to bypass just a little more.
at the end of the day, I have me, and me alone...feeding you my soul day in and out will simply not suffice. there is no way I can justify the effects of your illness. I only hope that you understand, I tried for as long as I could. sadly, insanity would claim grounds here,as well, if I continued to partake in this morbid state of affairs.

in the morning, when your sky has swallowed your sun and the corners of your dark room turn into sharp teeth, while the words etched on your wall spring to life, magnified and swarming...
as you reach for your pharmaceutical death in a bottle...and you crack open the glass Evian water bottles in efforts of creating these marks on your skin, symbolic of the exquisite mental torture you face...

as the walls are laughing now and the poison is swarming through your veins and your child-like features are frozen in the aging of last night...

the tears trickle down, in neglect and abandon...
your mouth is quivering in fear
and you are wringing your hands as if the anger consuming you could only wash over you.. with these simple gestures

please know, that if I felt there was anything I could do without compromising my own health...I would. and I am sorry to walk away...but I must.

6 comments:

  1. Wow. What a powerful post on all levels. Walking away from a 'sick' loved one is one of the most difficult things to do. The fact that you are finally saying 'enough, I have to take care of me' AND doing it proves your immense growth in this world. I'm so so so very proud of you. It is a universal truth, at the end of the day, all we have are ourselves and we should never sacrifice our most prized possesion (our soul) for anything or anyone.
    I had to do this very recently myself...you can't make them well, you can't clean up their mess, and you sure as hell can't save them. I let it get to a point where it was easy to walk away and it was the best thing I have ever done. It is phenomenal to see the change when negative energy is removed from our lives. I love you...you brave soul.

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  2. J-
    Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I can't begin to express my sadness and how torn I feel at the decision I have made. It's so difficult not to pick up the phone and be there...because I do love the person, sadly I'm afraid I may not be equipped to handle long stretches of the mentally ill...as experienced..but I really do have to take care of myself and my own mental state relies heavily on a positive and progressive lifestyle...anything falling too terribly short of that leaves me woeful and susceptible to my own bottomless depressions. anyway, I love you and I thank you for the encouragement, it is certainly much needed.

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