Get cancer and beat it
you're a hero...
have a development disoder
you're brave...
live with autism
you're a miracle....
live with a severe mental illness
you're a burden and a problem....
Am I missing something?
where's our credit
where's our community support
where's our made for TV movie
where's our best selling book
where's our understanding and compassion?
All we seem to get is...
It's all in your head
you're just not trying hard enough
don't you want to get better
snap out of it
stop being so (pick your illness)
everything happens for a reason
you're crazy
you're faking
you're dangerous
I just don't get it...


© Elizabeth Moore