mental illness (Remove filter)
spitting in the street
let's go on a march for the mentally ill
up at the front are those of good will
and them with a badge and minor symptoms- but still -
waving their banners and demanding of pills
while back in the tenements behind the sofas
are the frightened neurotics the papers call loafers
'pity them pity them' the crowd call in slur
reinforcing the stigma - that is for sure
we're winning the war for...
Saturday 18th April 2015 12:36 am
Lifting The Lid
Lifting The Lid.
dreaming
of Oberon and Titania
on this warm midsummer night
in the empty house
the attic was full of rats
and ablaze with light
stepping carefully
around the marbles
scattered across the floor
on the table
a pack of cards
with jokers and aces missing
a bowl of nuts
a plate of crackers
a drawer of loose screws
the rocking chair
stilled
by sawing off it...
Sunday 29th March 2015 8:35 pm
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