listen ~ if your spirit
is willing ….
I will tell you the tale
the ups and downs
of my super charged mind
the time I’ve spent
in the deep dark pit
called depression
and the notions I’ve had
about life’s end
and yet ~
all the while
all and all
I’ve been able to live
a socially proactive
PRO-HUMAN life
that at the end
of most days
I’ve been able
to be
this functional
and productive
human being
that has blessed
my life
with the gifts
of hope and joy
in spite of
the shadow of melancholy
cast over my journey
listen ~ if your spirit
is willing ….
I will tell you the tale
the ups and downs
of my super charged mind
the time I’ve spent
in the deep dark pit
called depression
and the notions I’ve had
about life’s end
I will do so ~
through the creative act
a delicate mixture
between word and image
in just the right way
it will bring back to light
out of the darkness
those hidden
socially embedded
predispositions
and inhibitions
with one purpose
to create
a process
of open dialogue
a form of communication
that will hopefully nurture
among willing participants
a more cooperative
PRO-HUMAN spirit
that will emerge
a healing for those
who undergo mental conditions
(note: I didn’t say, “mental illness”)
and may ponder
a type of relief
from their trials
and tribulations
through the act of suicide
but ~
instead
in the end
through dialogue with others
it will lead to the continuance
of a more PROACTIVE life
filled with hope and joy
like I have found ….
…… it will also be for them
listen ~ if your spirit
is willing ….
I will tell you the tale
the ups and downs
of my super charged mind
the time I’ve spent
in the deep dark pit
called depression
and the notions I’ve had
about life’s end
peace out
Image and Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton ~