Closed minds

and uninformed opinions

Not facts

or trying to understand

What is an illness?

Is it just physical?

or mental too?

Closed minds

and uninformed opinions

Do not treat mental illness the same

the same as a physical illness

Change the way of thinking

the frame of mind

Look beyond

Be informed

Depression is more than sadness

Anxiety disorder is more than nervousness

Selective mutism is more than just not wanting to talk

The mentally ill do not choose to be they way they are

An imbalance in the brain

causes so much confusion

The mentally ill can not simply stop

having depression,

or anxiety,

or being mute

Change the way of thinking

the frame of mind

Illness is not only physical

but mental too

We need to treat mental illness

in all seriousness

For its damaging effects

may catch up to us all

Change the closed minds

inform those who do not try to understand

Give facts

Attempt to change their views