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Pupils Dilated

March 14, 2023
By blakeevelyn01 BRONZE, Sparta, New Jersey
blakeevelyn01 BRONZE, Sparta, New Jersey
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Pupils dilated

Filling my irises up…up…up…

Until they are nothing but black holes. 

Dark, black holes. 

Sucking up the warped world around them

Is this "normal"


To have my pupils dilated 

I pull back my lids hoping to see color 

Everyone looks at me and wonders 

What I am doing I look insane 

I feel insane 


When my pupils are dilated.

The world is spinning,

Being sucked into my now 

Completely black holes 

Nothing remains. 

Eyes piercing into the mirror 


To see my pupils dilated 

My world turning 

The black holes are spinning…sucking… serving…

What purpose to my life?

What sick lesson?

What meaning other than to 

draw attention to my pupils dilated


The author's comments:

Hello! My name is Blake Evelyn, and this is my first time sharing a piece of my work with the internet! This poetry was something that I wrote what brought me back to a time when I was mentally lost. "Pupils dilated" are a sign in the mental health community of someone who is suffering from a "manic" episode, where their pupils can become extremely dilated, indicating that they are not in their natural state of mind. An episode like this, can cause someone to be irrational, impulsive, or have periods of "highs" and "lows", with extreme emotions throughout. I wrote this poem to try to put into words how I feel when I am in a state of extreme emotions, without fully understanding all of them. It is also a poem to encourage others and to remind them that they are not alone. Thank you for taking the time to read my poem, I hope you enjoyed it!


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