From Sweet to Bitter

Awhile back, I wrote the poem "Sweet Insanity," detailing my mental health during a manic state. I have written another poem similar but when I was sorely depressed and mentally unstable.

"From Sweet to Bitter" by Brandon Shaffer

Dead silence all around me,

The voice inside explodes.

Shrieks from deep within me,

I can fight no more.

There's a pilot commandeering 

A portion of my brain.

The more he skews his steering,

The more I go insane.

A voice once beautiful.

A voice once euphonious,

Now is a voice of anger and suffering.

Mental barriers bind him,

The monster trapped within.

Blood curdling screams curse my ears,

Although the voice, as a blessing appeared.

Chilling my blood;

Shaking my soul,

Every moment, I battle this ghoul. 

This battle, I need to win

Or I'll be trapped by my mind's prison.