Someone tells others I suffer from depression
Another told me he was bi-polar
people are afraid of me he says
because of my disease
You label us
put us into categories
make us into statistics
Stay away
It might be catching
You don't see past the label
I am a blonde, a brunette, a redhead
I am short and tall
I am fair and dark
I am woman and man
I think
therefore
I am
I am not a disease
I am a person
If I had cancer would you shy away
would you back off
would you think less of me
stand up and see me
see me for who I am
see me for what I am
see me for all parts of me
If I had leukemia
that would not define me
don't relegate me
into a corner
with the other feebs
there are no feebs
there are only people
people with problems
all people have problems
You are not a disease
You are a person
© JACM 6 June 2009
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Thanks for posting in Journey Into Poetry !
Very good work though!
I would really hate to think the whole world consisted of people like me and I had to deal with someone like me all the time. If it were I would surely have a label then, probably a mass murderer.
The lies we tell ourselves
tinted in private colors
create intricate maps, instructions
to hold us against our will
or better angels
upon a designated course.
They creep into our
chemical soup and wiring
thickening trickery
truth becoming shadow.
Rolling downhill so easily
scratches, contusions, bleeding wounds
unacknowledged in subterfuge
"It's such a beautiful summer day."
We say, etching out smiles,
even crinkles of the eye.
Alone, in the dark, troubling dreams
fail to dissipate at daybreak.
Rolling downhill, smashing into
hidden walls, jagged rock formations
Stop! Curl into pre-born refuge.
Listen to the angry words
"Surely I am cursed, a failure."
Never let the truth break through.
Ordered to protect the lies
as insidiously they poison
and blind us.
More easily led.
Less alive.
Stop! Look! Listen!
Feel!
Underneath the grave of lies
rich earth has secrets to reveal.
Radiant seed, planted in our birth
only we may bring to life,
if we dare move,
beyond the damage,
beyond the lies,
dancing with the shadows
into brighter days.
(c) January 28, 2007 Laurie Corzett/libramoon
Bony Hip Joint Tempro-Mandibulor Replacement Syndrome;
Catactural, Neuro-Muscular Neurotransmitter Inhibitor Reuptake Parsnyaptic Syndrome;
Cataleptic Neuropeptide Keratinic Adipose Layer Disease
the above are made up.
The Loss of Sadness: How Psychiatry Transformed Normal Sadness into a Syndrome.
Never forget the capitalism behind this country; big pharma and docs needing to justify diagnoses with the insurance co.
Shabbat Shalom, my friend.
Mental illness did not begin in the 1970s. There is evidence that many of the most creative artists and scientists throughout history were bipolar. It was only during the 1970s that mental illness began to come out of the closet, and be accepted for the illness that it is.
Thanks for posting to Happy People
(But watch out for Rodney. I don't want to label, but I heard he's a mass murderer.)
Thanks for posting to Anythingwriting
I think you are great just the way you are! You are a beautiful soul!
Thank you for posting to sparealine.gather.com
wereonly meant to be utilized by professionals for treatment purposes....they have instead become rampant distancing maneuvers that only exagerate the source
deprivations which often are loud and blatant callings for love, which no form
of distancing will ever yield. I've carried several titles in my days and have healed from all.....but it took an enormous amount of love from many to get me there. A hug to you and all who suffer. We can all be tucked into some analytical nook or cranny, but it is our
commonalities that will engender the love that makes little miracles occur every second.
Decided to delete it and start over with just the facts. Depression cannot be curred by yourself, at least that is what I read. Medicine can cure most depression but you may have to try several to get the one that works for you. I read that too.
The Holy Spirit can give you help if you really believe like I do. Don't give up using other people and God to make you well.