Mad Mad World
World Mental Health Day
10th October 2014
Mad mad world – Crazy crazy planet
Okay sure I got a problem, that makes me blue
But I am not alone – that much is true
But nobody listens and they can’t see
They don’t know what it’s like to be me
Daybreak shines and it comes all too soon
The night invades and plunges me into gloom
Don’t want to be on medication forever more
Just wish to walk tall and proud out the door
Mad mad world - what can I say
Mad mad world - show me the way
Mad mad world – Crazy crazy planet
I realise that some folks understand
That life doesn’t always go as planned
Sometimes I can’t take much more
They say it affects – one in four
The stigma is real and it cuts like a knife
It causes a lot of trouble and strife
Finally it’s good to get some recognition
To highlight this disabling condition
No need to kneel and pray or say amen
World Mental Health Day – October 10
Mad mad world - what can I say
Mad mad world - show me the way
M.C. Newberry
Sun 12th Oct 2014 23:32
Laughter can indeed be the best medicine for many
ills.
I too have worked with the mentally ill, often
in public when unpredictability is the essence
of its darker side. I was once attacked from behind without warning or cause when returning from a visit to the local leisure centre.
Fortunately, the bag wielded by my unknown assailant contained nothing dangerously hard.
Together with witnesses, I watched as my attacker
sauntered away without a backward glance or any
effort to speak to the target of her assault.
It is this "unknown" and "unsought" that stirs up
the fears in others less familiar with its
various, sometimes unexpected and uninvited manifestations.
Carry on with the good work.