Mental Health

“It's not that we cant see the solution; it's that we cant see the problem” - G.K. Chesterton It's all so crazy The perception of our society Are we blind; are we ignorant? Perhaps what will be, will be It's not that we can’t see the solution It seems so obvious - so clear But when you look beneath the surface The reality - I think that's what we really fear We think that food is a problem With obesity at an all time high The truth - obesity Is a symptom Yet, we continually close our eyes Over half of America Is over weight or obese It's the leading cause of preventable deaths However; it's not what we eat It's what's eating us During our days and our nights Its the voice in our head That tells us things aren't quite right Food doesn't kill people It's similar to gun control 30,000 violent deaths per year I bet here's a fact you don't know Of the 30,000 violent deaths 18,000 are suicides You're right - guns do kill people But we never ask people why they want to die The solutions may seem clear But stress, anxiety, and fear still remains It's not food or the guns That elicit the majority of life's pain So let's have a drink That will help us to relax and unwind Here, have another It's a sophisticated red wine According to a National Survey 86 percent reportedly drink 26 percent binge That's a lot don't you think? An estimated 88,000 people Die from alcohol-related causes per year It's the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States The solution? - address, don't try to drink away what you fear So what's the real problem? Here, I'll take the sacrificial dive I'll use logic and reason A method we use in other areas of our lives It's not eating or drinking That’s causing our pain In modernity It's the mental health of our brain It's what we value It's who we choose to idolize It's the trivially matters The distorted sense of self we despise When we learn to face facts Prioritize what we do When we value virtue Compassion manifest - love will carry us through We’ll choose take smaller bites Have one drink to unwind We’ll have a gun for protection Moderation - the Golden rule still applies It's not that we can’t see the problem It’s that we won't look at the disease The solution? Address mental health - please