Poems: Topical and Funny

As it's Mental Health Awareness Week I put together a poem for everyone at work.
Partly based on my own experience and partly on the experience of others I have talked to.
So here it is

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My mind has been a disorientated space
My heart and soul dragged all over the place

This mental state of mine so energy sapping
Irritableness, impatience and indecisive flapping

Everything seems to matter so much and yet so little
Not living life to the full with emotions so fickle

Sense of purpose reduced to dodge and weave
The implications of mood swings as I try to breathe

Every moment is a challenge not to fall asleep
So tired at times I am made to weep

Using mindfulness techniques to give me hope
Drugs by themselves not enough to cope

Mood so low and tension high at the very least
Unpredictable, tiresome, unforgiving of beast

This is a battle against depression and for a sense of direction
To which I raise my strongest objection

A desperate struggle fighting intense deflation
Every activity no matter how simple saps my concentration

Why should such easy tasks require such effort and toil?
With the frequent result that my temper does boil

Let not anyone assert that a broken spirit is a mere phase and nothing more
It is the soul invisibly splayed out all over the floor

Facing down the demons alone is beyond unfair
It requires superhuman courage to problem share

Experience has made that easier but trepidation remains
A climate of fear and mistrust even amongst small gains

To sense my paranoia and my silent cries
Is music to my ears and a drier to my eyes

I yearn for my life to regain a sense of purpose
Instead of mental chaos akin to a headspace circus

But what if I can change the path of this fateful story
And what if it all ends in ultimate glory?

That is what I tell myself every morning
A new start and healthier mind is slowly dawning

Of all the successes I have revelled in as man and boy
This recovery journey completion will be the most meaningful I shall ever enjoy.