S Is For Shrink
To Know A Father
Drums And Raindrops

S Is For Shrink

We are invisible to the shrinks
We can smash psychiatry
on our own
We have no name
Our national insurance number is
not machine readable
We are visualising the victory
of friendship
At the count of 1-2-3 everyone
will wake up
We are everything and nothing
We are indistinguishable from god
We can short circuit ECT machines
with one glance
The psycho-pharmaceutical complex
will crumble
We can sway the collective mind of
our community
We can avoid doctors effortlessly
We will do no psychotherapy
We will serve no bin time.

Michael

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To Know A Father

to know a father
to know he will be home
to know his favourite football team
to know his smile
to know he will be there for you
to know he loves you
to know he maybe loved you
to know he left
to know he isn't home
to know what

Mags

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Drums And Raindrops

In my little world-
Paranoia.
I can't stop the fear,
Everyone's staring.
I walk alone,
Hidden by the mist-
Tucked into my place
I should feel safe.
Why did you leave me?
Since you've been gone
Drums and raindrops
Flood my head.
And where are you now?
You never said goodbye.
You should never have been
Taken away from me.
Each day, hope fades
With the setting sun.
Will I see you again?
Will you hear me call your name?
Pounding drums pound my cries,
As the rain pours down.
That face in the mirror
Is slowly fading.
As I close my eyes
For another sleepless night,
I'm forever waiting
For you to come back to me.

Emma Thornley