Comments received on poems by lewisgale mental hospital
The Truth That Is
Poetic Licence said:
A powerful and truthful write, mental health is not as easy as just putting people into categories, nicely expressed and written
May 7th, 2025 05:59
Poetic Licence said:
A powerful and truthful write, mental health is not as easy as just putting people into categories, nicely expressed and written
May 7th, 2025 05:59
The Truth That Is
Tristan Robert Lange said:
This poem, my friend, speaks the cold, hard, stark truth. Well done in its form and its message, as well as the comment that bolsters it. 💯🌹👏 Well done! This is an important poem.
May 5th, 2025 18:29
Tristan Robert Lange said:
This poem, my friend, speaks the cold, hard, stark truth. Well done in its form and its message, as well as the comment that bolsters it. 💯🌹👏 Well done! This is an important poem.
May 5th, 2025 18:29
The Truth That Is
sorenbarrett said:
This is a very strong poem and the use of repetition is a good tool used to emphasize its importance but it is the power of the comment from the author that gains the fave. In many years of mental health work I have always maintained that too much is lost in categorization of people. We all have bits and pieces of symptoms and statistics or how far one falls from the norm and the arbitrary cut off of standard deviations from the mean taken as qualification for mental illness is too artificial and cold to encompass humanity. A lovely write.
May 5th, 2025 13:30
sorenbarrett said:
This is a very strong poem and the use of repetition is a good tool used to emphasize its importance but it is the power of the comment from the author that gains the fave. In many years of mental health work I have always maintained that too much is lost in categorization of people. We all have bits and pieces of symptoms and statistics or how far one falls from the norm and the arbitrary cut off of standard deviations from the mean taken as qualification for mental illness is too artificial and cold to encompass humanity. A lovely write.
May 5th, 2025 13:30
All Is Suspect
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow. Powerful, profound, purposeful. This poem hits hard and, I agree with Soren, this is much relevant to far more than those with \"severe\" issues. Well done! 🌹👏
May 2nd, 2025 10:52
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow. Powerful, profound, purposeful. This poem hits hard and, I agree with Soren, this is much relevant to far more than those with \"severe\" issues. Well done! 🌹👏
May 2nd, 2025 10:52
All Is Suspect
sorenbarrett said:
A most creative poem that speaks to more of us than those with severe problems. Very nicely done
May 2nd, 2025 05:05
sorenbarrett said:
A most creative poem that speaks to more of us than those with severe problems. Very nicely done
May 2nd, 2025 05:05
The Light
Tristan Robert Lange said:
A most wonderful poem in time for Easter. Not sure if it was intended for Easter or not, but it works wonderfully. Well done, regardless. This is a fave. 🌹👏
April 20th, 2025 07:42
Tristan Robert Lange said:
A most wonderful poem in time for Easter. Not sure if it was intended for Easter or not, but it works wonderfully. Well done, regardless. This is a fave. 🌹👏
April 20th, 2025 07:42
The Light
sorenbarrett said:
When we categorize lumping people into groups so as to understand we loose the humanity. When we use statistics to determine normalcy where do we draw the line? When we use a book to determine what pill to give to someone how do we account for individual side effects. Thomas Szasz felt that mental illness is nothing more than dealing with people that we don\'t wish to tolerate and have no laws against. I am rambling but this poem struck a sore spot. Well done a fave
April 20th, 2025 04:55
sorenbarrett said:
When we categorize lumping people into groups so as to understand we loose the humanity. When we use statistics to determine normalcy where do we draw the line? When we use a book to determine what pill to give to someone how do we account for individual side effects. Thomas Szasz felt that mental illness is nothing more than dealing with people that we don\'t wish to tolerate and have no laws against. I am rambling but this poem struck a sore spot. Well done a fave
April 20th, 2025 04:55
Was There Time
Poetic Licence said:
An interesting write asking a question that needs to be thought over, nicely expressed write
April 11th, 2025 02:18
Poetic Licence said:
An interesting write asking a question that needs to be thought over, nicely expressed write
April 11th, 2025 02:18
Was There Time
sorenbarrett said:
A poem to ponder over. Thought provoking. Very nice
April 10th, 2025 19:02
sorenbarrett said:
A poem to ponder over. Thought provoking. Very nice
April 10th, 2025 19:02
A Thousand Years
Mourgana of the Fey said:
Hello,
The paradoxes within these written lines are mind opening eyes for how humanity has lived as a global species. While some people still believe that originally there was peace the histories show that often man has become war driven. Not for survival but as a status or a way of measurement so to speak. Really enjoyed this piece! Greetings and blessings,
R
April 8th, 2025 09:53
Mourgana of the Fey said:
Hello,
The paradoxes within these written lines are mind opening eyes for how humanity has lived as a global species. While some people still believe that originally there was peace the histories show that often man has become war driven. Not for survival but as a status or a way of measurement so to speak. Really enjoyed this piece! Greetings and blessings,
R
April 8th, 2025 09:53
A Thousand Years
Poetic Licence said:
Would be enough interesting to hear that to music, enjoyed the read
April 8th, 2025 05:46
Poetic Licence said:
Would be enough interesting to hear that to music, enjoyed the read
April 8th, 2025 05:46
A Thousand Years
sorenbarrett said:
A poem that could be a song with chorus and all. Nicely worded
April 8th, 2025 04:23
sorenbarrett said:
A poem that could be a song with chorus and all. Nicely worded
April 8th, 2025 04:23
You Are
Tristan Robert Lange said:
\"Out of your mind\" indeed! Powerful write! 🌹👏
April 7th, 2025 15:25
Tristan Robert Lange said:
\"Out of your mind\" indeed! Powerful write! 🌹👏
April 7th, 2025 15:25
You Are
sorenbarrett said:
How interesting that we allow the majority tell the minority that they are out of their mind. A lovely poem,
April 7th, 2025 14:30
sorenbarrett said:
How interesting that we allow the majority tell the minority that they are out of their mind. A lovely poem,
April 7th, 2025 14:30
A Million
sorenbarrett said:
Misinformation whether out of self interest or ignorance is still destructive and must be unlearned before new information can be incorporated. Yet such is life. A thought provoking read.
March 29th, 2025 04:38
sorenbarrett said:
Misinformation whether out of self interest or ignorance is still destructive and must be unlearned before new information can be incorporated. Yet such is life. A thought provoking read.
March 29th, 2025 04:38
A Million
Poetic Licence said:
An interesting and thought provoking write, nicely written
March 29th, 2025 04:32
Poetic Licence said:
An interesting and thought provoking write, nicely written
March 29th, 2025 04:32
Went the Wrong Way
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Powerful poem, my friend. Well written! Love the repetition! Very effective!
March 28th, 2025 20:23
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Powerful poem, my friend. Well written! Love the repetition! Very effective!
March 28th, 2025 20:23
Went the Wrong Way
Poetic Licence said:
How the decisions we all make all have consequences either they be good or bad decisions, nicely expressed and written
March 28th, 2025 12:23
Poetic Licence said:
How the decisions we all make all have consequences either they be good or bad decisions, nicely expressed and written
March 28th, 2025 12:23
Went the Wrong Way
sorenbarrett said:
Wrong decisions, wrong choices all lead to consequences. Nicely said
March 28th, 2025 11:46
sorenbarrett said:
Wrong decisions, wrong choices all lead to consequences. Nicely said
March 28th, 2025 11:46
Sadness
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Concise, but says a tremendous amount in its brevity. Well done, my friend! Welcome to MPS! 🌹
March 28th, 2025 07:26
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Concise, but says a tremendous amount in its brevity. Well done, my friend! Welcome to MPS! 🌹
March 28th, 2025 07:26
Sadness
sorenbarrett said:
There is a sense of being trapped and held in in this poem. It speaks of lack of control and helplessness. A frustrating feeling is left.
March 28th, 2025 04:33
sorenbarrett said:
There is a sense of being trapped and held in in this poem. It speaks of lack of control and helplessness. A frustrating feeling is left.
March 28th, 2025 04:33
Sadness
Poetic Licence said:
Pain and hurt can imprison you over time and it can feel like the walls are closing in, nicely expressed and written write
March 28th, 2025 03:14
Poetic Licence said:
Pain and hurt can imprison you over time and it can feel like the walls are closing in, nicely expressed and written write
March 28th, 2025 03:14
