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.