Way back in the olden days <br />They treat it as a crime <br />To have a child out of wedlock <br />You'd surely do the time <br /> <br />There are woman in institutions at the age of eighty <br />who've been there all their life <br />For simply becoming a mother then <br />Before becoming a wife <br /> <br />But now society has moved on <br />our doctors are special folk <br />They do not judge or critiscise <br />or treat us like a joke <br /> <br />The mind is a delicate work of art <br />The most complex there can be <br />Unlike a broken arm or leg <br />Mental illness you cannot see <br /> <br />So next time youre walking down the street <br />Do not cross the other side <br />When you see some man talking into thin air <br />Please do not run and hide <br /> <br />One day you never know dear friend <br />It could happen to me or you <br />So give the chap a happy smile <br />and make his wish come true<br /><br />Lisa Cresswell Wilkinson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/changing-minds/
