title: Trigger Warning: A Collection of Poetry & Prose
author:  Jordan Ayres 
description: This book was created over a time span of a year, without intentions of publication at first. These poems started originally as scribbles in a notebook, but on September 18, 2017 they became much more.<div></div><div>The goal of this book is to shed some light of what the inside of a mentally ill person&apos;s mind can be like, from one point of view. This is not to say that all mentally ill people experience suffering the same way. Rather, it portrays what mental illness is like for one person.</div><div>The hope is that someone out there who is suffering as well will pick up this book, read it, and feel a connection right there in the pages. If this book can make even one person feel less alone in their mind, then it has done what it set out to accomplish.</div><div></div><div>Alternatively, there is hope that this collection of poetry and prose can help expose the &quot;bones&quot; of depression to those who haven&apos;t experienced it.</div><div></div><div>If you or someone you know is in need of help, do not hesitate to contact the Suicide Prevention Hotline. They are open 24/7, and have a helpful, understanding and compassionate group of volunteers on their team. <span>1-800-273-8255.</span></div>
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  # Joyous Gard
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Arthur Christopher Benson
  
  
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  * [PREFACE.](jgar_split_2.html#1_0_2)
  
  
  * [I. PRELUDE](jgar_split_3.html#1_0_3)
  
  
  * [II. IDEAS](jgar_split_4.html#1_0_4)
  
  
  * [III. POETRY](jgar_split_5.html#1_0_5)
  
  
  * [IV. POETRY AND LIFE](jgar_split_6.html#1_0_6)
  
  
  * [V. ART](jgar_split_7.html#1_0_7)
  
  
  * [VI. ART AND MORALITY](jgar_split_8.html#1_0_8)
  
  
  * [VII. INTERPRETATION](jgar_split_9.html#1_0_9)
  
  
  * [VIII. EDUCATION](jgar_split_10.html#1_0_10)
  
  
  * [IX. KNOWLEDGE](jgar_split_11.html#1_0_11)
  
  
  * [X. GROWTH](jgar_split_12.html#1_0_12)
  
  
  * [XI. EMOTION](jgar_split_13.html#1_0_13)
  
  
  * [XII. MEMORY](jgar_split_14.html#1_0_14)
  
  
  * [XIII. RETROSPECT](jgar_split_15.html#1_0_15)
  
  
  * [XIV. HUMOUR](jgar_split_16.html#1_0_16)
  
  
  * [XV. VISIONS](jgar_split_17.html#1_0_17)
  
  
  * [XVI. THOUGHT](jgar_split_18.html#1_0_18)
  
  
  * [XVII. ACCESSIBILITY](jgar_split_19.html#1_0