My Ongoing Struggle With Mental Illness

Listen to my sad refrain
Due to chemical imbalances, I’m insane

I have to take my lumps
I feel down in the dumps

Major depression is no joke
I’m a fatigued bloke

My days are troubled and full of pain
It’s because I have a defective brain

I also fight schizophrenia, you see
I hear voices and hallucinate regularly

I yearn to laugh and play
I pray it will happen someday

I take 7 medications psychiatric
Each is a powerful psychotropic

I struggle, but in Christ I am strong
God will save His children and right every wrong

By Zachary Uram
(C) 2026

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