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Rejected

Lesley Ann Macdonald

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Rejected
Rejected by my psychiatrist
Because my face doesn't fit
Apparently I'm not trying hard enough,
Head in the mist
Not OT, thrown into the pit
Feeling so rough
No support
Alienated more than ever
Apparently my illness is in my head
Well... I...

– by Lesley

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I wrote this to vent my frustrations about the limited help available for mental conditions

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Submitted by lesleym.84200 on December 01, 2023

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Scheme XXABXABXXXX X XX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 289
Words 56
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 11, 1, 2
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