i THINK MORE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE SCHIZOPHRENIA

by a.c.d

CONTENT WARNINGS: ableism

You can find this poem along with work by other Mad creators in Psych Survivor Zine Vol. 1

wOULDN’T IT BE GREAT IF i COULD CALL OUT OF WORK

CRAZY. iF MY NEIGHBOR SAW ME PACING ON THE SIDE

WALK AND SAID “Oh, the shadows again?” iF i

DIDN’T HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHY i SCREAMED IN THE

GROCERY STORE BATHROOM TO THE

WOMAN AND HER BABY. wHY DOES

THE GAS STATION CASHIER LOOK AT

ME LIKE THEY’VE NEVER SEEN A PSYCHOTIC

BEFORE WHEN i SAY HI TO THE BLACK CAT THAT DOESN’T

EXIST. hOW COME MY SISTER CAN COMPLAIN ABOUT

THE COFFEE STAIN ON HER COUCH BUT THE BLOOD

STAIN ON MINE GOES UNNOTICED. hOW MANY

TIMES CAN i TELL MY BOSS i HAVE "food poisoning" WHEN i LOSE

TOO MUCH TIME TO GO TO WORK.

wHAT IF MY PSYCHIATRIST DIDN’T HAVE A JOB BUT

i NEVER HAD TO WORRY ABOUT MINE.