Open Up Podcast With Lachlan Samuel

Poem: This week is dedicated to mental health, I myself know the importance, Of raising awareness, For those unable to raise their hand for help, In the fear they’ll be criticised and scrutinised, So instead they lead a life of lies to hide their why, Why do i feel like this? Why cant I change it? Why do I feel like my life has flat lined?  Embarrassed or ashamed of it, They’ve been courted and cornered, By the stories of their minds, Or words spoken unkindly, Careless are we abiding by the stigma, An enigma this notion, Like a poisonous potion for people, Concocted in hiding in secret, To render us defeated, Its targets forever locked in sight, So they hide and inside they keep it, This feeling that they're different, Misunderstood, Unworthy or simply not needed, So why is this normal? Its because its what we’ve conformed to, Empathising with grievous bodily harm, Yet still we model these farms of people, These cities, On the basis that what you say doesn’t matter,  So words become weapons, Instead grievous