Poems
My youngest son, Christian John, Suffers from schizophrenia He suffers each day in silence With a kind and gentle demeanour […]
If you’re wise you’ll take care of your carers Because carers really care Miraculously 24/7 carers are always there Carers […]
Imagine a new understanding We’ve waited patiently now for years The pain we’ve suffered through STIGMA Has created a river […]
Sat up in their ivory towers They designed this brilliant scheme None of them knew what was needed None of […]
Can there be a harder journey than for those who lose their minds? Can we grasp the slightest inkling of […]
Schizophrenia is a learning curve It’s made us who we are 2 decades on and now your 35 We were […]
(Chris had just given up an office job after 10 weeks, his 4th attempt to work, and had returned to […]
Nine Mum long years have been and gone Are we any further on? The years just seem to come and […]
You stole his youth you stole his life you stole his liberty You stole the dearest precious gift that life […]
(When my son recovered enough to live in his own flat, no less than 100 angry residents staged a protest […]
(Hopes for the future) The wheels of improvement are turning They’ve been rusted and seized for years Decade upon decade […]
Beta blockers, Tranquillers, Amphetamines, or Speed Uppers downers lost emotions nothing fills the need Big fat pipes stained spoons & […]
(A Conversation in the Playground) Have a sniff, d’ya wanna whiff? I love going high I use the dosh mum […]
Self-Harm is very misunderstood I have talked to patients who have even had problems with professionals. A young girl I […]
This work is about someone who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was a both a […]
Recently I watched a documentary on channel 4 about a young woman aged 35 who suffers from DID or Dissociative […]