Going down

I ‘m feeling somewhat low
To the doctor I will go
He says that feeling ill
Can be fixed by a small pill
But I don’t know.

Weeks later and no change
He tries a different range
He can fix me he is sure
I need to wait a little more
But I don’t know.

Later still and getting worse
Psychiatrist, I’m not averse
So he offers CBT
But that really isn’t me
But I don’t know.

There is a last resort
But it has a bad report
I could have ECT
Would it really set me free?
But I don’t know.

How was it I got here?
Experiencing this fear?
Where is the medic skill
In offering the pill?
I just don’t know.

Will messing with my mind
The right solution find?
Will shocking my poor  brain
Set me straight again?
I just don’t know.

But sharing with a friend
Will hasten darkness end
Knowing that you care
Could help me turn the bend
That I do  know.

Yvonne Clark 2011