Schizophrenia

She became so quiet and withdrawn

Keeping to herself all the time

And she couldn’t eat nor sleep

She was an old version of herself

 

It was like something was after her

She began to hear voices in her head

And she suspected every close friend

She was an old version of herself

 

She woke up one night in the hostel

And she started breaking things in her room

Screaming around the corridor

She was an old version of herself

 

Morning came and she was no where to be found

Her roommates searched for her

Her parents became very worried

She was an old version of herself

 

She was found after a week in the bush

Looking haggard and dirty

Her eyes was swollen from tears

She was an old version of herself

 

It was then it dawn on her parents

She really needed help and fast

She was taken to a psychiatrist

It was then she was diagnosed with schizophrenia.

 

She was placed on drugs, highest dosage of it

She was given therapy too

She began to recuperate

She began to increase in weight

 

Life became clearer now for her

Old times are gone

She slept and ate

Smile returned to her face.

 

She is me

She is a warrior

This is my story

I am a survivor

 

Ummuhani Yusuf

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