I’m Alive Again
The Black Dog
Consumed me
In Argyll & Bute
I came
I saw
I conquered
68, a computer
A fiendishly devilish thing
I learnt
I typed
Epic poems
Letting out my soul
My anger
My repression
My depression
My feelings
Self worth returned
I came
I saw
I conquered
Once more
People are listening to me
I’m alive again!
Alan Campbell, 17/6/09
I write this with a friend of mine, Alan Campbell. We were on on acute ward and I tried to improve his mental health by getting him to write poetry and use a computer which at 68 he'd never done before. He gained great fulfillment in being able to express his feelings. The poem is a good way dealing with depression in life. Do something to get your self confidence back. Black Dog refers to Winston Churchill and I came I saw I conquered to the Romans.
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