Breakthrough

I yearn to be free
From every mental malady

For a quarter of a century
I’ve battled my demons intensely

My mind gets out of whack
Sometimes it’s a psychotic attack

I will bark like a wild dog
And snort like a hog

Depressed every single day
Please listen to what I say

I am oh so weary
Of feeling crazy

Some days I travel through time
These journeys are sublime

I go through life, you see
Living in a warped reality

My mood is sometimes quite dark
Decades of illness left their mark

I have bad anxiety
I worry excessively

One day, my mind will be healed
I can’t wait until this is revealed

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2026