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SCHIZOPHRENIC
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TWICE THE MAN I USED TO BE

 

Now I'm a schizophrenic, and so am I
And friends that is a fact
But when I talk to my other self
I'm not putting on an act

Now my other self is destroying me
Or so the doctor's do say
But when I'm drinking in the pub
My other self he pays the way

And then there's the money he loans me
Well I never pay it back
'Cause he suffers from serious memory loss
And I think he takes the crack

One day a crowd did threaten my life
So I withdrew inside my shell
And I left my other self to fight them
'Cause I heard he fights like hell

Now the doctors say they've found a cure
The medication will banish him for good
But I'd be as lonely as a man could be
No, I don't think that I should

So call me a schitzo all you like
But me and my other self are fine
And may I walk for ever more
On each side of a one sided line  

                 G J Tate

 


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 Reviews of "SCHIZOPHRENIC"
Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on February 2, 2010
THIS IS CERTAINLY A GOOD WAY TO LOOK AT IT...JUST AS LONG AS EITHER ONE OF YOU DOES NOT IMPEDE THE 'POSITIVE' INCREASE OR DECREASE OF THE OTHER. GOD BLESS AND THANKS FOR SHARING.
LOVE, JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Gerald Tate
Reviewed on February 2, 2010
Now before you start saying
He's writing his own review
I think I'm entitled
You see I'm Gerald II

I'm the other half
Of this sick poet's brain
And living in his body
Would just drive one insane

I come out when he's sleeping
'Cause he's the stronger half
But I hide all his money
So now which one is daft?

Gerry II (the better looking half)

Reviewed by Karen Palumbo
Reviewed on December 3, 2007
Nice insight as to the working of the mind....

Be safe,
Karen

Reviewed by D Johnson
Reviewed on December 1, 2007
Wow! what a wonderful write...

Dan

Reviewed on November 30, 2007
Gerry,

An honest, informative write (with some dark humor) designed to educate the complexities of schizophrenia to the rest of us who don't know. Excellent.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Reviewed by Sandie May Joyce
Reviewed on November 30, 2007
This could be just the wrong medication used. My sister's mother-in-law is hearing things about people talking, but no one was there. However, it has a lot to do with the medication she is taking. We've switched the medication, and now she's fine. Be careful with what the doctors prescribed to you, do a research on the net first before you take it, especially when the doctor tells you the medicine is new in the market.

A very thoughtful write that brings to awareness.

SandieMay :o)


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