Featured Poet - Ruth Doyle

BURDEN

For all those carry

A burden or load,

I say this while

You walking down

The road.

There's always help

And also hope,

For those who are

Struggling to cope.

With doctors and therapy,

And online C.B.T.

Which have all

Helped my family.

So that proverbial

Tunnel

Has definitely got 

A light,

I hope your future

Turns out as very

Very bright.

PSYCHOSIS

Going thru psychosis

Isn't very good,

You don't know

Who you are

Or act like you should.

You think you see demons

Or relatives not there,

They want to get

Inside you

And you haven't 

Got a prayer.

You think people

Out to get you

Are conspiring

With a plan,

To try and 

Ruin your life

The best way

That they can.

But alas although

This does seem real

I tell you it is not,

Its cos your

Not very well

And your meds

You have forgot.

So go and see 

The doctor

He has the mode,

Hopefully to get

You on the 

Right road.

MANIA

Is there a stigma

With the mentally ill,

I've heard them say

Nutter hasn't

Taken his pill.

I've heard 

Here comes 

The loony

Come out for

The day,

His like jack

From shining

Is what I

Hear them say.

But the days

Of asylum

Are gone for good

So treat them

Like a human

As I know

You could.

Cos they are

Just not very well,

So this is no

Excuse to put

Them thru that hell.

So this is what I

Say to you,

Treat them like

You treat yourself

Its the only humane

Thing to do.