Brave

Inspired by Anne Sexton’s Courage.

Noha Medhat
Jul 21, 2017 · 1 min read
Teddy Kelley | Unsplash

Pills,
Pills,
Pills.
A bottomless sea
Of chills and thrills.

But they don’t give you
One for courage.
That’s a body of water you
Have to jump in
All on your own.

No life jacket,
Headfirst,
No comfort
Or refreshment
To quench your thirst.

And if they gave you
A courage pill
That you managed to swallow,
You’d still have to take it
With a glass of blood.

Invisible Illness

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Noha Medhat

Written by

I think in rhyme and I write what I feel; whatever that may be.

Invisible Illness

We don't talk enough about mental health.

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