Talking Therapy

sylviasearcher

 

Let's cocreate a more helpful way
For you to
Be.
Let's cocreate a more helpful you
For the world to
See.

A space between us,
Here and now
Where ordinary magic
Will happen somehow.

The spell might hold
The potion may fix.
The illusion of being well
Brought to you by a bag of talking tricks!

A space between us,
Here and now
Where ordinary magic
Will happen somehow.

And if you take your medicine,
You will feel lighter as you depart.
Left behind in that space between us
The messy stuff of head and heart!

A space between us,
Here and now
Where ordinary magic
Will happen somehow.

Now off you go,
Your brand new stance,
Professionally packed.
Rejoin the dance!

In a space between
You and them,
Faraway, outside of here.
Where ordinary magic
Will disappear.

  • Author: sylviasearcher (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 6th, 2018 03:08
  • Category: Unclassified
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Comments2

  • Daveyboyz

    Talking is thinking, and as humans we talk order into the world. I guess that is a kind of magic.

    • sylviasearcher

      Yeah I guess that's right.

      I like to see other people's take on a poem because it opens up multitude of meaning.

      It was a muddle of a poem. Thinking about the façade of therapy and fixing people and then being sent on their way.

      It is a bit of cynicism about mental health constructs I'm the world today.

      You are right about talking though. Through shared words change becomes possible by shaping petceptions and that can often make things better.

      Maybe the cure for mental health is just connectedness?

      • Daveyboyz

        Not only that, it is talking that allows us to order our thoughts...to understand ourselves. This is why honest speech is so important otherwise we corrupt our self. Bouncing our thoughts off of others allows us to make corrections to our thoughts. All very important and why freedom of speech is the underpinning of Western society.

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      • FineB

        Thank you sylviasearcher for this wonderful poem.

        Your poem is evocative, vivid with an interesting perspective on mental health.

        Having worked in mental health. talking therapies was highly regarded as a very effective method of treatment.

        Keep on writing
        FineB



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