A new day
Celebration of rebirth
A hunt for plastic eggs
Too much chocolate
And family gathering
A spring awakening

 
Your family of four
Laughing and running
Teenage kids
Finding their treasure with glee
Everything seemingly perfect
At least from the outside
‘Normal family’ things
Like proms and sports
Choosing schools
Making life plans
Taking vacations
Playing games
Enjoying family time
While I lock the knives
Watch my words
Can’t make plans
Can’t commit to family
Or friends
Or events
Mental illness
Psychotic episodes
Trapped in my own home
Without social media
I fear I wouldn’t see the world
Or have any sanity at all
My spring awakening
Is just another Sunday
Trapped by mental illness