Childish Fears in Comforting Places

"...This is not family gatherings when I mention mental health and am told not to spoil the turkey,
That it is uncouth, impolite,
That it is better to stay silent.
This is taking that silence and breaking it with my hands, with my teeth and tongue.
This is people with mental illness banging our heads against the walls, not out of insanity but to try to make some noise, to be heard.
Too often we are ashamed, too often we are in the shadows...."
-Patrick Roche

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