My name is January,
People call me Jani.
I am told I am the age of six.
Everyday people think I sit alone in my little white room, but
24 hours stays by my side while
Saturn the Rat dances within my head.
This family that inhabits my mind
Plays with me and teaches me things beyond my age.
These voices I hear,
Tell me all about Calalini.
Degrees going up to 200
I know that there I can be with my friends.
My name is Blue-Eyed Tree Frog
And today is Tuesday, and today I am 14.
While I sit in the cold white room I listen to
Emily 54 speak little whispers into my ear.
While 100 Degrees shows me things only I can see.
I know I've done something wrong
When my daddy looks at me horrid.
But the bad part is I cannot remember biting my little 18 month old brother.
My name is Rainbow
I am 16 today, for today is Monday.
I'm looking out my window to my mommy's other house.
I'm across the parking lot from them because I am to dangerous.
"I don't like it here," I tell Magical-61-the-Cat
"I just want to be in Calalini."
They told me no
But I tried anyway.
This stupid 2 story building will not try and control me
Only 200 the Rat can do that.
Stupid parents who are called my staff
Held me back from jumping out the window.
Hello, my name is January,
But you can call me Jani.
I am but six.
The doctors told me today that my friends are not real
And the secrets that I keep are nothing.
I don't like the medicine they are giving me
It makes me move in ways I don't want to.
That stupid boy across the hall
I wanted to hit him but Mommy said no!
I understand what is happening to me
But I'm not sure I want them to go away.
Hello my name is Blue-Eyed Tree Frog today.
And from what I've been told
No one can help a schizophrenic six year old girl.
Author notes
"Nobody can tell you how you feel, what you think, or what to say. Not even your own mind."
I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for but I tried my best.
[Poem written in reference to January Schofield who is a six year old girl diagnosed with schizophrenia]
24 hours, Magical-61-the-Cat, 100 Degress,Saturn the Rat, Emily 54, and 200 the Rat are names of her imaginary friends. Calalini is the hallucination her friends have created for her. And the names Rainbow and Blue-Eyed Tree Frog are names she has at times demanded she be called by.
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This is very good, I heard the story about January. It is indeed a very interesting one and you captured it all here. I really enjoyed reading this, it caught my interest and kept it throughout the poem. My heart goes out to the young girl, I understand some of what she goes through for I, too, suffer from living creatures and people that only exist in my head as well as an whole new world (though I believe a lot of people have their own world they run to in their head at times.)
Great job!
Grace.
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very nice, touched the heart, as always you never fail to amaze me.
thank you
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This was beautifully written, thank you so much for entering.
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poor discofrantic AMAzing
LOOOOOOOOOVE IT
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fucking amazing!!
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Whoa, powerful & I loved it! excellent write
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