Read This Poem About Grief And Mental Health By Black American Poet

Read This Poem About Grief And Mental Health By Black American Poet

Many people rationalize mortality by talking about the circle of life.  But if you've suffered the loss of a friend or family member through violence, you know this kind of grief, sorrow, and pain is its own agonizing centrifuge. There's no rationalizing a promising life extinguished at the hands of a fellow human being. It can feel unbearable.

Black American poet Aisha Tariqa Abdula Haqq was confronted by this whirlwind of emotions when her 16-year- old brother was murdered. In her latest poem, Aisha Tariqa revisits her struggles with depression and suicidal ideation that were triggered by this devastating event.

Now the author of two poetry books “Four Years in Chrysalis” and “Acres of Shadow,” Aisha Tariqa Abdul Haqq is working to ease the pain of others while shedding light on the power mental anguish has in transcending all human experience. Her poem explores the spiralling depression this event set in motion and how quickly the mind can reach its breaking point trying to make sense of senseless inhumanity.

If you've ever been at the center of a traumatic event so devastating it crumbled your very foundation, you know how quickly you can feel lost to the world, the way Aisha Tariqa did as she tried to collect what capacity and substance that remained to forge some kind of an existence out of it. With grief that felt like a chronic burning and a mind that simply could no longer cope, Aisha Tariqa fell into suicidal ideation. If you've experienced the depths of an unrelenting darkness, you know that not even sleep can bring peace. Instead, your existence is reduced to a constant waking hell.

Thanks to her perseverance and comprehensive mental health care, she was able to attach to her purpose as an umbilicus, continuously feeding her resolve. You are encouraged to follow Aisha Tariqa on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter at @AishaTariqa. 

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