I try at times to get to grips
with people whispering nasty quips,
“ there’s one o’ them, they mad folk”,
yet with me, they’ve never spoke,
I am, human as much as they
difference is, I watch what I say.
I can do what they do, sometimes better,
when caught in the rain, I don’t get wetter!
Like them I have emotions, and feelings too,
I love, and I laugh, just as they do
Mental Health, is a problem I bear,
It doesn’t mean, I don’t have a care!
ali-p 2004
Author notes
aye these are my eyes if you are wondering.... 
Written May 23rd, 2004
A contest entry
- Being your self no matter what! Jelly and JOJO Makes a Jelly JoJo ssandwich! by Neon Highway.
300 points, ended May 24, 2004, 5 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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i needed this..very helpful to get over some stuff-this is very well writen..and insightful. great work, i really like this alot, i can really relate in my own little way. God bless,
~kristi -
It irks me to no end when people judge me before they know me. I recently had a dispute with another member on this site, because this person judged me and had never talked to me, and had only read one of my poems. If you are going to spend your life judging people, based on such trivial things, you are going to miss out on a lot of friendships and have a pretty pathetic life I say!
Great statement here. Keep writing and being you. If you are happy with yourself, that is what matters.
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this is a beautiful piece, that shows that having a handicap, or being stricken with something not everyone has, doesn't make you any less of a person, any less of a human being. It's good for people to be reminded that we are all indeed, people, and all have feelings/emotions.
exquisite job, you deserved the trophy. keep up the amazing work.
<33 -
be creative : be happy
thank you all for your comments and remember the old adage "Never judge a book by its cover" - mental illness can at times be invisible, but the pains are there all of the time... -
bravo
I like this poem because, it reminds me that a being handicapped in one aspect make's your senses sharper
in another. I particular like the verse i love i laugh
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aww. Very well written with a godd flow. Nice write and thanks for entering!
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Nice. I liked it. Very thought provoking(spelling, I know its wrong.)
~Acadia~
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I have a vague recollection of mental health - there was a distant relative of mine who claimed to have it. Good poem. Good luck in the contest.
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Hi there,
I feel that this was a great write, and very interesting, you have done a fantastic job. Thanks for sharing, please keep writing and please keep sharing. I look forward to reading more from you.
All the best to you and yours
Blue moon -
I can't rhyme to save my life. But you did it smoothly here. The subject if familiar, I had a brother that suffered from mental illness. Good write and good luck with the contest, that picture made me jump at first it was so close.
Red -
"I am, human as much as they
difference is, I watch what I say.
I can do what they do, sometimes better,
when caught in the rain, I don’t get wetter!"
Very great write, keep it up!!! i look forward to reading more of your stuff -
nice work here. ppl are offly judgemental. i liked the lines: when caught in the rain, I don’t get wetter
just like openeyes. okay, good write. I can feel your frustration through the piece...which thebleedingsoul already said but...yeah i agree. nice! -
well...im not sure i should laugh...seeing as how this seems to be about mental health issues...i dont know...neways..good job..
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This is very good, and this is going to sound repetitive... But, you express how people judge someone just because of mental health. My cousin has schizophrenia and people don't treat him like a human being. Like he has not feeling what so ever and is a nut case, they all make that assumption before they even get to know him. Your frustration is shown clearly throughout this piece, fantastic job!
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my favorite line is the one about when it rains, you don't get wetter... you have done an excellent job of getting across what you mean, and the picture adds to it so much. I don't know if they're your eyes or not, but whoever's eyes they are--there's depth in them. Anyhow, loved it and thank you for sharing!
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to true
i love this poem...people are to quick to judge..haha mad folk...that line is so funny but originial to the poem..stay true to urself and dont let people change u...and are those ur eyes? if they r theyre gorgeous
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great
A great write and I think you have a good out look on things.I don't see nothing keeping you down.
Jacki D
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To my way of thinking, illness is illness, only one of many.
We don't look down on someone with heart disease or migraine.
Why then, should anyone think nasties about yet another disease? Same, but you said it better.
One small issue: grammar, I know it's a pain, but
". . . . . . . . . . . mad folk”,
yet with me, they’ve never spoke,"
This would be a clever rhyme, but darn, "they've spoken" would have been right. How about "They never spoke" ? --Dee
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very good
Good write impressive as well keep it up and remember never EVER GIVE UP JUST KEEP IT UP IF U FALL GET BACK UP AND TRY HARDER AND GOD BLESS :-) IF U WOULD LIKE U COULD READ SOME OF MY POEMS AND TELL ME WHAT U THINK OK ITS YOUR CHOICE AND PLEASE IF U DO PLEASE TELL ME THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT U THINK I DONT LIKE WHEN PEOPLE LIE ABOUT THE REVIEWS -
My applause to you for this GRRRREAT poem! Kind of funny really, you're just so blunt about things... I love it! "Difference is I watch what I say," soooo my favorite part, and really isn't that just so true. Although I do have to admit, I'd rather someone just come out and say it to my face than say it elsewhere, even though words can be hurtful sometimes, I'd rather not find out through the grapevine if ya get me. Great job though!!!
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So true that the problem you bear doesn't diminish your humanity. You see that, others, may not -- so it was good to hear the fine statement this poem presents- reminding us of something we should know, but forget or in our blindness, neglect. keep writing, great to hear this point of view expressed in AP. be well, r
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i really like this poem it was different but great, the creativness of this really showed through it was like a painting w/ words only more vivid great job!!!! keep it up really!
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I know exactly how you feel... I cannot stand it when people make assumptions about me before they've ever had so much as a conversation to me... Frustrating, but a way of life I suppose.
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Encore! That was way too true. I can't stand when people start judging a person based on the file of the mental health. It doesn't make them any less a person. I don't experience it personally, but I have a lot of family that do. It's always been a subject I wish I had the words to speak up on. Nice job,
Amanda -
Wonderful and strong. Well said. Your words speak for themselves. God bless you.
Rose
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Bravo, well spoken. Tongues by all ages have done more damage than all the wars combined. Lashings whipped upon innocense happen daily around the world. nice write.
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mad folk, have heard that about folks i love before. people can be cruel and im sorry if they have been cruel to you, i like to say, as dolly parton does, dont go lookin in my closet when yours is full of trash. bet their closet is dirtier that yours would ever be
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Strong write!
This is a great write. I know how hard it can be sometimes when people judge you before they ever really even know you. I feel the pain in your write and I know expressing it in words always helps me - so I hope it helps you too. May you find comfort...Take care and good luck in the contest! --Jenn -
great job
ali i feel a bit of pain reading this...you have done a great job with this...the ali i see...
a true inspiration to me..
the best friend i could ever ask for..
a person who cares and loves with all he has..
look you have spent christmas with me as well as new years eve and oh my gosh the atlantic ocean seperates us..you have been here to see me through some of my hardest moments the past few months and help me with some of my hardest writes now you are a friend who deserves much more than life could ever give..love you lots..take care best of wishes to you in the contest..
~~DI~~
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