Artist Name : Diamond Parker
Age:20
School / College : University of East London
Borough: Lambeth
Angel’s wings
I went to heaven expecting
God to let me in.
Descended into the rabbit hole
of the abyss, instead. Gripped
by the shadows of demonic
self – hatred. Not pretty enough.
Not talkative enough. Weird. Freak.
Ugly was my nickname. I
kept falling down into the
abyss. Alone in this room.
Loneliness and I have
been best friends for a
long time. My battles were
fought in silence.
No one knew the sadness
in my eyes. They saw
my smile. I became a
Mona Lisa painting.
I had my shield.
Became void and numb.
Became a zombie.
Lost in a world of books
and make beliefs.
Tenth feet under the grave
was supposed to be me.
I heard an angel whisper
“Invincible, powerful, strong, boss
ass queen”.
I grew an angel’s wings and flew out
of the abyss.
About Wellbeing Through Arts
Wellbeing Through Arts is a series of workshops focusing on the artistic development of different forms of expression to empower and educate. The aim is to provide a safe environment where young people can develop new forms of communication and actively nurture their talent.
ReThink hosted our first series of workshops at it’s Young People Mental Health Conference Invisible Struggles.
https://www.rethink.org/news-views/2016/10/invisible-struggles-its-not-just-a-phase
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