Unpredictable

January is often a particularly difficult time for someone inflicted with a mental illness. The often seemingly overwhelming battle and pain can be devastating. But, hope lives…always. The following lyric poem tries to convey to you a sense of what life sometimes feels like living with a mental illness. So, always be kind to others and help those who are struggling. We all strive for peace within.

It’s unpredictable like a hurricane

I never know when it will strike again

I get battered by the wind and rain

I don’t understand, I can’t explain

But here it comes, my world of pain

It was stalking me when I was a kid

Hiding in my head just off the grid  

I long for those days of youthful bliss

Didn’t know my life would be at risk

And here it comes, my world of pain

I won’t let it defeat me

I’ll never give in

It will always release me

In the end I’ll win

It’s unpredictable like a hurricane

I never know when it will strike again

I get battered by the wind and rain

I don’t understand, I can’t explain

But here it comes, my world of pain

Copyright GS Hansen