Poems!

Despair-Beware

By Mike Pozzi

Sometimes the mind can fill with despair,

Remember, it’s only temporary, give it time to repair.

I’ll go on a walk and get some fresh air,

And that usually leaves me without any care.

Oh yeah...it feels so good to rid despair!

I just kicked it’s butt, so next time, beware!

Go, Go, Go Away 

By Mike Pozzi

This emptiness I feel inside,

I didn't invite it in, and it wants to reside.

 It just showed up, I don’t really know why,

Now all I want to do is cry, cry, cry!

Leave me alone, be gone I say,

Just pack up your luggage and be on your way.

So just go, go, go away,

And don’t plan on coming back any other day!

I was discussing with my daughter how I haven't read, or even tried to write a poem since I was in high school. She laughed and asked, remember the poem I wrote when I was 12, and it got published? At the time I didn't remember, she got out the book and showed it to me. About 2 hours later that memory did come back to me, but I never saw the book she had, I just remember her poem was 1 of three selected from her school to be published in the book. It was a publication from students nationwide! After reading it I just wanted to share it with you all. 


Nature
By Gina Pozzi (at 12 yrs. old)

Nature is peaceful
Like a bird in the air,
Nature is loving
with lots of care.

Nature is animals
Just being born,
Nature is people,
Loving and warm.

Nature is peaceful
Nature is care
Nature is loving,
And will always be there!

I just feel the urge to walk!

It's Okay To Share!

It’s Okay to Share

By Mike Pozzi

    I’m in a crowded room, yet I feel so alone,

I’m Feeling real sad , like a dog without a bone.

Does anyone care, or am I really all alone!

I think maybe they do, but then, maybe they don’t,

I’ll never know if I don’t talk, and I know I won’t!

I keep to myself, with a smile on my face,

But on the inside, I ‘m running a different race.

For that smile you see, it is not real,

 You just can’t imagine how I really feel.

Sometimes I feel that I’m worthless to the core,

I feel I’m not good enough, and that I feel for sure!

I try to think otherwise and prove myself wrong,

But all I keep hearing is that never ending song.

I close my eyes and try to sleep,

No sleep for me, I’m counting the black sheep!

My mind races out of control,

 As if falling through a giant black hole.

If only I could snap out of it like I’m told,

What they don’t understand is, my depression has a strong hold!

We need to learn it’s okay to Share,

 Surely, someone out there really does care!

Hello I say.......is someone there?

I just feel the urge to walk!

The Stigma

We need to dismiss the stigma of mental health. In doing so, we ourselves must realize it is a condition that we must deal with. The symptoms do not define who we are, but something we must face and deal with. 

We should not be afraid to talk about them or seek help for them. It takes a strong person to realize that help is needed, and a stronger person to seek that help, so in no way are we weak because we have a mental illness! 

I guess what I'm trying to say is, it's an illness we have, we are not the illness, and it is treatable, so seek out the information and act on it. There are people out there who care and are there to support us, take the step and reach out!  

I just feel the urge to walk!

6 Times the Love: Bulimia: My Story

This is not my story, but one I am sharing for you! Check out her blog!
6 Times the Love: Bulimia: My Story: I think I was in 7 th grade when we watched a video in health class about eating disorders. When we saw the girl say that she eats what s...

I just feel the urge to walk!