Here at ProjectFlashFlood we believe all writers have a voice to share. Writing can be such an outlet to depression, or just getting those feelings we can't voice out through a pen.

We want to help writers be able to progress in their writing, and just be able to them in anyway we're able to do. Each month, we will be featuring a writer here on Wattpad we believe has talent, and this month it's Jane otherwise known as alltheducks and her lovely poetry.

In the mental Hospital

To be in the mental hospital
Is to be depressed
Alone and mad
Or to have tried to die
Or to have anger issues

To be in the mental hospital
Is to hate
And be hated
To love
And be loved

To be in the mental hospital
Is to break
And be broken
Is to support
And be supported

To be in the mental hospital
Is to eat hospital food
and sleep on hospital beds
and sit in hospital chairs
and to be around hospital people

To be in the mental hospital
Is to only be able to call certain people
And not be able to have snacks anytime
And not be able to go outside
And to have groups

To be in the mental hospital
Is to have the cuts
Or burns
Or scars
Or scratches

After all, it is a mental hospital.

The Kid Who Jumped the Fence

In the mental hospital
We were only allowed outside
If we were on 30s
This meant we would be checked on
Every 30 minutes
People on 15s
Got checked every 15 minutes
They didn't go outside
Or to the cafeteria
But nevermind that
We were outside
And a kid jumped the fence
And ran
And ran
They eventually caught him
And put him on unit restriction
Where the only places he can go
Are the day room, group room,
Bedroom and bathroom
I planned to run,
But i didn't
Cause I would've been caught
And put on unit restriction
And not be able to go
To the gym
Or the cafeteria
Or the game room
Or the ropes course
Or outside
So I didn't
My Gramma would've been mad
As well as my mom
And Hannah
So I didn't
And I got out
After 12 days
But I got out
Sooner than that guy
Even though
He had been there for a month
For jumping in front of a car
And jumped the fence,
Which made him stay longer
Oh well,
It's just the mental hospital.

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