I Am Mentally Ill

Some say I am bewitched Others believe that I am cursed Many think I have gone mad But what they don't know is that I am mentally ill. I did not choose to be this way And I did not ask for this Neither did I wish to be like this It just came to me just as it might come to you It makes me see things others don't see It makes me hear voices others don't hear At times I become so aggressive that i just want to fight At times I become so depressed that i just want to be alone. People have developed fear towards me While others make fun of it Some lock me up because they say I am an embarrassment Only few understand me My wife I have lost That even my family have distanced themselves Because they say I am crazy They say I have lost my mind... But what they don't know is that i am mentally ill And all I ask for is support With tolerance as my need To bear with me for I am still a human being.