Healed

The mental illness that I've been through has been horrible
Never knowing if I was up or down
The long, dark days of depression
It felt like I was forever bound!

I longed to bid these moods farewell
The anxiety and the pain
The fear that gripped my mind so tight
Feeling like I was going insane!

Seeing things that were not there
And hearing voices too
Getting through this time was hard
From a child. I always knew!

I knew that my life would be hard
And I felt it from a young age
Just knew that something just wasn't right
When I'd go into a rage!

Sometimes feeling impending doom
Thinking I was losing my mind
Peace and happiness wasn't there
No sense of direction I could find!

Fifty years later I finally got a break
And I have been thankful to God every day
Healing me the way He did
I knew for me to live, this illness couldn't stay!

My life has been so different now
And at times I feel joyful inside
Such a better way of living
The person I am, I don't have to hide!