Losing Ground

She doesn't know how she ended up here
in this damaged life that is now hers
She thought she was resilient
Never saw this coming
Her mind failing her
Tricking her into paranoia too strong
To break free of

She was always exploring
Looking for gentle answers in an
unkind world
Never dreaming she would end up here
So broken
Unable to go even one day
Without the medication that keeps
The mania at bay

Her world is tilted
No longer in balance
Each day is its own little nightmare
she can't wake from
So afraid she will disappear
She wants her life back
But she's losing ground
She's losing ground