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"I Never Heard The Melody Until I Needed The Song"

Monday, November 7, 2011

The Commonality of Mental Illness

a blessing or a curse
a song or something worse
a formula-charm intended to cause harm
maybe it's fortuitous as the tear in my eye
even with my hollow heart I can still cry
depression and emotional withdrawl
has taught me about inner beauty
perspective and uncommon knowledge
of myself and kindness to all
depression has given me increased sensitivity
the awareness of limitation and the tenderness of love
peace sign and a image of a dove
depression has taught me the meaning of friendship
to have a friend is to be a friend
I know the meaning of life
I am not plain I have struggled through heart ache & pain
I will start with the joy of a passionate heart
I open up freely to my emotions
joy sorrow fear hate & love
I am a good man
I think about you and know how to love
I pay attendtion and listen
in my own conscience that I've been given
I turn my back on greed & hate
I taught myself how to distinctly speak & enunciate
I am both a teacher and student
learning through the experience
living with mental illness
learning to give unto myself
I can be my own best friend
I understand a friend
like a child naive about love
I now understand a love
you can break my stupid heart
I don't put to much into it
I love myself right at the start
I greatly depend on my friends
for giving me the idea of human kindness
I completely understand and won't get let down
you don't need to pick me up
when I'm out in the wind or walking around town
common are the troubles of men and women
confusion and problems are human things
that friendships and relations bring
I have thought about this quite a bit
how average I am with my funny black hat
am I eccentric?
all people are odd
some try to blend in
I don't try
I want to live
live till I die
I want to live
free to just be me
I think that is good sense
to have some dignity


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